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Hospice of Rockingham County, Inc. |
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P.O. Box 281 |
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2150 Hwy 65 |
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Wentworth, NC 27375 |
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Phone: (336) 427-9022 |
Fax: (336) 427-9030
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e-mail address:
hospicerc@triadbiz.rr.com

This agency is accredited by
Accreditation Commission
for Health Care, Inc
www.achc.org
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Our Mission
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"With dedication to quality of life, compassion, dignity, and respect,
Hospice of Rockingham County, Inc., serves as a nonprofit agency that
provides specialized care and support to terminally ill patients and their
families and is a community resource for all people on death, dying, grief,
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| Eligibility
Who is eligible for Hospice services?
Hospice of Rockingham County (HRC) offers it services regardless of a person's age, race, creed,
religious preferences, or ability to pay.
The basic criteria for admission into our
Hospice program are:
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The patient has a limited life expectancy of six months or less,
as certified by their physician.
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The patient is no longer seeking curative, aggressive treatment for
their disease. The emphasis has shifted from curing the disease to pain control and patient
comfort.
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Our Agency |
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Hospice of Rockingham County is a nonprofit health care provider
- Medicare certified, and licensed by the state of North Carolina to deliver
Hospice services. Hospice supports life and exists to help those with
life-limiting illnesses live as comfortably and fully as possible.
Services may be delivered in patients' homes, assisted living facilities,
long-term care facilities, and in our new 8-bed Hospice
Home.
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Our Services |
Hospice's aim is to help
both the patient and their family to live as comfortably, normally, and
fully as possible. The Hospice team teaches family and friends how
to take care of the patient so that the patient can hopefully remain at
home. The Hospice team helps both the patient and family understand
and cope with the illness and how it may affect all aspects of life -
physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. Terminal
illness can affect much more than the body - it can affect the patient
emotionally, socially, mentally, and spiritually, and it can impact the
family as well. Because of this, Hospice
of Rockingham County utilizes a team of professionals and
non-professionals, paid staff and volunteers, all working together while
working with the patient and their family to provide a broad range of
services. Specific services, depending
on the needs and wishes of the patient and family, may include:
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Experienced
medical care that
includes coordination of care with a patient's own physician, routine home
visits by an RN, 24/7 on-call nursing, and hospice aide services. |
 | Emotional/social
support by medical social workers trained to provide support to patients and family
members. A social worker visits every family initially to help
determine strengths and needs, and based on their findings, develops a
plan which can include coordination of resources, problem solving, personal
adjustment counseling, and referrals to other agencies for additional
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 | Spiritual
care offered to each family
for spiritual assistance and counseling. Our chaplains' role is not
intended to take the place of the patient's own minister but to
provide additional support if desired.
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Bereavement
care available to
families for up to thirteen months after the death of a patient. In
addition, Hospice of Rockingham County's bereavement services are available
to anyone in the community, regardless of any prior connection to Hospice.
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volunteers who can provide
companionship and emotional support to patients, assistance with errands or
meals, or family respite time. |
Who pays for Hospice services?
Hospice services are reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid, and some private
health insurance policies. However, Hospice care is available regardless of
a patient's ability or inability to pay. In order for Hospice to receive
third party reimbursement, a fee must be charged for services (skilled nursing
visits, social work visits, and supplies) that are routinely reimbursed by
Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurance carriers. Hospice is required to
send statements for services rendered but there will be no pressure exerted on
those families who are not able to pay. Services will in no way be
diminished or altered because of family's inability to pay.
Hospice funding to help offset the cost
of uninsured patient care is provided through
contributions from churches, memorials, private donations, and the United
Way.
What does Medicare Cover? When
a Medicare-eligible patient receives services from a Medicare-approved
hospice, Medicare pays nearly all of the cost of hospice services,
including:
 | Physician services |
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 | Short-term inpatient &
respite care |
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 | Nursing care |
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 | Hospice aide services |
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 | Social work services |
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 | Physical & other therapies |
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 | Medical equipment & supplies
related to terminal diagnosis |
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 | Medications for pain control
& symptom management related to terminal diagnosis |
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Who can make a referral?
Anyone! While the majority of HRC's referrals come from the medical community
in some capacity-the patient's physician, nurse, discharge planner in a
hospital, medical social worker at a nursing home, etc., the initial contact
does not have to come from the physician. HRC receives referrals
from patients' family members, friends and neighbors, and occasionally
patients call in the referral themselves. HRC will verify with the
patient's physician that they meet the necessary criteria but the initial
contact does not have to come from the physician. To make a
referral, please call the Hospice office at (336) 427-9022. Do
I have to wait until my doctor mentions Hospice before I discuss it with
him/her? No! As an
informed healthcare consumer, you are perfectly within your rights to
explore healthcare options and to ask your physician whether or not
Hospice care would be appropriate for you.
Is Hospice of Rockingham County a cancer organization? No!
This is probably the most common misconception about hospice care. While
more than half of the diagnoses seen at HRC are malignancies
of some type, this is not a requirement to be in the Hospice program. Hospice
care is for anyone with a life-limiting illness and HRC sees patients with many different illnesses including end-stage heart,
pulmonary, and liver disease, dementia, AIDS, and ALS, to name a few.
Is there an age requirement to be a Hospice patient? No!
While many of HRC's patients are older, there is no age requirement
for Hospice services. HRC has served patients ranging in age from a
few weeks old to more than 100 years old. Does
Hospice provide any support after the patient dies? Yes!
One of the unique aspects of hospice care is the follow-up program.
Hospice follows up with a patient's family for a full year after the
patient's death. Support groups are offered on a regular basis, and
one-on-one counseling is available as well. Grief and bereavement
services are also available to anyone in the community in need of support,
regardless of whether or not they've had a loved one in our
program. If you need to speak with one of our chaplains,
please call (336) 427-9022. Click
here to visit the Spiritual Services section on our Upcoming Events
page.
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Privacy Statement |
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Hospice of Rockingham County, Inc. does not obtain any personal or
financial information when you visit our website.
We do not send personally identifiable
information about you to other companies or people, unless:
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We have your consent to share information; |
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We need to share your information to
provide a service you have requested; |
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We need to send the information to
companies who work on behalf of Hospice of Rockingham County, Inc. to
provide a service to you. These companies do not have any right to
use the personally identifiable information we provide to them beyond
what is necessary to assist us in the distribution of services.
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However, we do publish, twice a year, a newsletter which includes the
name only of persons that have made a contribution to Hospice of Rockingham
County. We also publish in our newsletter the name of any person that
has had a contribution made in their name.
If you do not want your name published in our newsletter please make a
note on your donation that you "Do not want name published".
If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy or use of your
name with our agency or if you would like to obtain a copy of our NOTICE OF
PRIVACY PRACTICES, please contact us via email or by calling our office for further clarification.
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