Our Approach
Ardent Hospice & Palliative Care provides patients with a holistic approach to health. We believe we must consider all aspects of an individual in order to properly care for him or her, which is why we attend to each person’s Body, Mind, and Spirit with Love. This provides a more balanced framework for assessing patients’ strengths and concerns and keeping them comfortable and at peace during their final days.
Body
Ardent Hospice & Palliative Care uses an interdisciplinary team approach to provide medical care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support that is expressly tailored to the patient’s needs and wishes. Each patient is assigned a hospice case manager/registered nurse who works with a licensed physician to assess and manage the patient’s care while fostering a trusting relationship to deliver the best care possible.
Mind
Ardent also offers each patient the compassionate support of a skilled medical social worker. We employ psychosocial specialists specifically trained to help patients and families cope with the grief, stress, and anxiety associated with long-term illness, death, and dying. This support includes crisis management, therapeutic and informational meetings, assisting with final arrangements, medical and legal assistance, and ongoing grief, loss, and bereavement counseling.
Spirit—Spiritual Counselor
Our counseling services address the spiritual needs of the patient and his or her loved ones. No matter what your personal religious preferences/practices are, receiving spiritual support and guidance at the end of life can be an incredibly rich and rewarding experience. These services are available to patients, loved ones, caregivers, and community members affected by the patient’s illness or death.
Love—Ardent Hospice Volunteer Program
Care delivered with a genuine smile can make a world of difference. At Ardent family is included in the decision-making process, and bereavement counseling is provided after the death of the patient. Every aspect of care—mind, body, and spirit—is first and foremost delivered with love.
“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” –Phyllis Diller.
