The Suncrest team is a group of talented and compassionate healthcare workers with exceptional professional and personal traits who are dedicated to exceeding your expectations of care. We support each other and continually enhance each other’s unique character and education, bringing the absolute best care to you or a loved one.
Whether your loved one requires hospice services as they approach their final days or you’re in need of additional assistance around the house through home health services, Suncrest is here to help.
To learn more about our hospice, home health, and palliative care services, please choose the service you are interested in below.
Hospice Services
The goal of hospice care is to provide a comfortable, meaningful and peaceful end-of-life experience to those who are terminally ill. As such, the vast majority of people on hospice receive services at home, in nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities – as opposed to special in-patient facilities.
Hospice services offer a means of improving the quality of life, like palliative services, but hospice care is for people who have decided not to pursue any further curative treatment. Services are reserved for those with a prognosis of six months or less, and care is provided by a team of professionals. The Suncrest hospice care team members include:
- Registered nurses
- Home health aides
- Social workers
- Chaplains
- Spiritual care providers
- Bereavement counselors
- Trained hospice volunteers
Suncrest is a Medicare-approved hospice agency, and the services we offer are fully covered. Patients with Medicaid and private insurance also typically have coverage. If you call on us to assist your loved one, the plan of care we design will likely involve:
- Intermittent physician and skilled nursing services
- Delivery of medications, supplies and home medical equipment
- Professional counseling and therapy services for the patient and family
- Spiritual and grief support for those troubled by the end-of-life journey
Home Health Services
Home health care is an excellent option for anyone who needs assistance recovering from an illness, injury or surgery, managing a chronic medical condition or transitioning from the hospital to the home environment.
If your loved one meets the eligibility requirements, coverage for home health services from the Suncrest team may be available through Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance. To qualify, a person must:
- Be under the care of a physician
- Require skilled rehabilitative services
- Have a doctor certify that they’re homebound
At Suncrest, we create individualized care plans for our patients, as that allows our team of professionals to meet each person’s unique needs. The health services we offer include:
- Skilled nursing care
- Medication management
- Wound care and infusion therapy
- Speech-language pathology
- Physical and occupational therapy
- Care from home health aides
- Nutrition and dietary counseling
- Support from social workers
The greatest benefit of home health care for aging adults is that services are provided wherever a patient resides – and home is where people want to be when they’re on the road to recovery. But, there are several other benefits, including:
- Effective symptom management
- Faster and easier recuperation
- Regaining self-sufficiency in the home
- Greater independence over time
- Avoiding unnecessary trips to the hospital
For more information on home health care with the Suncrest team – or to make arrangements for your loved one — give us a call today.
**Home Health currently only offered in our Iowa locations **
Palliative Services
Palliative care is designed to improve the quality of life for patients who are suffering from serious illnesses and those living with chronic diseases like cancer, COPD, congestive heart failure or Alzheimer’s disease. We offer industry-leading palliative care services in the Phoenix, AZ location.
Your loved one doesn’t need to be at the end of life to receive palliative care, and they can still pursue curative treatments. Contrary to popular belief, this form of home health care is focused on living, not dying. At Suncrest, our services are aimed at:
- Providing relief from pain and other troubling symptoms
- Introducing therapies to address unique needs and offer additional relief
- Integrating the psychological, spiritual and emotional aspects of patient care
- Helping patients and their families cope with grief and uncertainty
Services are administered by a team of physicians, nurses and specialists, and with Suncrest, palliative care is unique to each individual patient. Your loved one may benefit from palliative services if they are experiencing any of the following:
- Frequent hospitalizations and emergency room visits
- Physical or emotional symptoms that are difficult to control
- Loss of appetite or a noticeable, unexplained weight loss
- Shortness of breath or a persistent, distressing cough
- Difficulty with performing the basic tasks of daily living
- Fears of falling, a history of falls or other mobility concerns
If you’d like to learn more about palliative care with the Suncrest team and how we can help your loved one, get in touch with us today.
The Suncrest team would be happy to answer your questions about hospice care or in- home care services, and we would be honored to help your loved one. For more information, contact our facility in Phoenix today.
