How to Choose a Medicare Hospice Service Provider
Medicare beneficiaries have the right to choose the hospice that best fits their individual needs. Medicare hospices, and ...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Hospice Care
When the time has come that you have a limited life expectancy, hospice focuses on your comfort during ...
View ArticleCommon Questions asked of Hospice Providers
When is the best time to call hospice? The decision to have hospice services is a personal one. ...
View ArticleWhat is hospice? In 10 minutes or less
Hospice care (also called end-of-life, comfort care) is a service that focuses on keeping a dying patient as ...
View ArticleWho is a Hospice Social Worker?
March is National Social Workers month and we figured one of the best ways to celebrate is to ...
View ArticleMaking Health Care Decisions in Arizona
As a healthcare agency licensed by the Arizona Department of Health and Human Services we are bound to follow Arizona law in making healthcare decisions. If a patient is able to make his/her own...
View ArticleWe Honor Veterans will Help Allegiant Hospice Care for Veterans
Developed by National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and Department of Veterans Affairs (NHPCO, Alexandria, VA) – It surprises many Americans to learn that 25 percent of all deaths in the US...
View ArticleHow Hospice Can Help: A Study by the Veteran’s Administration (VA)
The Veteran’s Administration conducted a study of 1500 people who had terminal diseases, were competent to answer the study questions and knew their illness was in its end-stage. The participants...
View ArticleMedicare Hospice General Inpatient Level of Care (GIP)
When discussing Hospice for the first time, people often assume Hospice is a place—however it’s actually better described as a “concept of care.” While Hospice does contract with facilities to serve...
View ArticlePlanning Guide for Mortuary and Funeral Arrangements
The information below has been reprinted with permission from the Arizona State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers’ Consumer Guide to Arizona Funerals Information. The complete guide may be...
View ArticleFire Prevention Week — The Joint Commission
Do you live in a home or have you visited a home where someone requires medical oxygen? The rhythmic pulsing of the unit is a reminder of medical oxygen moving through tubing to the patient requiring...
View ArticleAllegiant Hospice Awarded Accreditation from The Joint Commission
Allegiant Hospice has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and...
View ArticleUnited States Hospice Care Facts & Figures – 2013
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is the largest membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs in the United States. They represent over 3,800...
View ArticleCommon Questions asked of Hospice Providers
When is the best time to call hospice? The decision to have hospice services is a personal one. The time to call hospice is when you start to have questions about the care we provide. Often times...
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