Hospice & Palliative Care

What is Hospice Care?

ardent-image11When traditional, curative measures have been exhausted in the medical treatment of an individual’s disease diagnosis, a doctor may refer him or her to hospice care. The hospice philosophy is not to focus on dying, but rather embracing a patient’s condition while facilitating love and meaningfulness during his or her tribulations.

Through our hospice care program, we remind patients and their families that death is natural, and it is their choice to allow a natural death at home rather than dying in a hospital. We do not speed up the process of dying; that’s not what hospice is about—we simply walk alongside the patient at their pace. Our mission is to improve quality of life through comfort and pain management.


What is Palliative Care?

ardent-image10Palliative care is the combination of kind-hearted treatments intended to comfort and support individuals who are living with a serious illness. It’s the management of health where our nurses care for the physical aspects of a patient’s condition. The goal is to manage symptoms, talk about the objectives of care, provide education to familial caregivers, and coordinate physical, psychosocial, and spiritual support services.

Ardent is dedicated to delivering quality care and services to make you and your loved one as comfortable as possible. We focus on the patient to make sure his or her needs are fully met. We provide a full range of services that focus on our patients’ health and happiness.


Ardent Hospice & Palliative Care—Services Provided

  • Skilled Nursing Referrals & Placement Services
  • Medical Direction by Hospice Physicians
  • Home Health Aide Services
  • Spiritual & Grief Counseling
  • Social Services
  • In-Home Care Services Referrals
  • Dietary Counseling
  • Physical & Speech Therapy
  • Music Therapy
  • Pet Therapy
  • Essential Oil Therapy
  • Medication for Pain Control & Pain Management
  • Medical Supplies
  • Home Medical Equipment
  • Inpatient Care
  • Bereavement Care
  • On-Call Nurse
  • Volunteer
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