Skilled Nursing services are provided by either a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse. The nurses confer with your physician often to report your condition and update your plan of care. Services may include evaluation of patient’s needs, performance skilled nursing procedures, and education of patients and or care givers relative to the disease process, Self-care techniques and prevention strategies to improve your condition.

Some, but not all, insurance companies will provide aide services for beneficiaries. These companies usually follow Medicare guidelines for aide services. They provider aide services. The primary function of the hospice aide is to provide personal care. At each visit, the aide will complete the assigned activities. A nurse will supervise the aide as dictated by law or as you request depending on the pay source.

- Assistance with or giving a bath
- Dressing
- Hair care (not cutting)
- Oral hygiene
- Transfers and ambulation
- Assistance with light meal preparation to meet nutritional needs
- Maintaining a clean and safe bedside and bath area
- Exercises when assigned

- Provide direct spiritual support and/or counsel to patients/families in keeping with patient’s/families’ belief
- Provide bereavement follow up services as assigned
- Make contact with clergy or appropriate representatives of patients/families as needed
- Perform occasional liturgical assignments, e.g. memorial services with staff
- Conduct or make arrangements for funeral or memorial services when indicated
- Arrange for on-call availability of spiritual services
- Oversee adequacy and appropriateness of bereavement programs for patient and family members
- Develop new bereavement programs and services as needed
- Educational programs and materials for patients/families, regarding loss, grief, and coping with bereavement