Hospice Services

HospiceCare of the Piedmont offers care for the patient and the family by providing necessary services in the home, or at another place of residence such as a nursing home. Services provided include:

• Medical care and supervision under the direction of the patient's primary physician or Hospice Medical Director.
• Hospice nurses assess the patient's condition, provide patient care instruction for family and friends, and help with the management of pain and other symptoms.
• Nurse(s) are available on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Hospice Home Health Aides assist with bathing and personal care.
• Social Workers help identify and resolve problems, coordinate resources, and provide counseling.
• Trained volunteers provide emotional support, companionship and offer periods of respite for the caregiver.
• Spiritual support and counseling.
• If hospitalization is required, the Hospice Team continues to coordinate care with the physician, family, and hospital staff.
• Assistance with needed medical supplies and equipment and medications.
• Bereavement and supportive services for the family.
• Palliative Care Home Health Program.
• Hospice House: 15 Bed Hospice Inpatient Facility providing inpatient and respite care.

Hospice Home Care Program Admission Criteria

• Patient has a life-limiting illness and treatment is directed toward care and comfort rather than cure.
• Patient lives in Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Laurens, or Saluda County.
• Patient | Family desires supportive care.

Palliative Care Home Health Admission Criteria

• Be a resident of Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick or Saluda County.
• Be essentially confined to the home and only able to leave to seek medical treatment.
• Require the skilled service of a nurse or therapist.
• Have diagnosis of a serious illness which potentially will, should it run its normal course, limit the patient's life to months rather than years.
• Be under the care of a physician.

Palliative Medicine Service

Pictured standing: Robert Todd, MD and Cindy Thorpe, MDiv
Pictured sitting: Sissy Tennis, LPC, LBSW and Heather O-del, RN, CHPN

What is Palliative Care?

Palliative Care (PAL-e-a-tive) Care is the active total care provided to patients living with advanced incurable illness and their families. It is interdisciplinary medical focused on relief of symptoms and the quality of life. Palliative Care can be provided along with treatments to reduce or cure the disease or it can be the total focus of care.

Who can benefit from Palliative Care?

Primarily, patients are critically ill or have a serious, chronic, complex illness which can be expected to deteriorate. Palliative Care assists patients and families with physical, psychosocial, emotional, or spiritual issues that arise when facing a serious illness.

Who is on the Palliative Care Team?

Dr. Robert Todd, Palliative Care Physician
Heather O-del, RN, CHPN, Palliative Care Coordinator
Sissy Tennis, Palliative Care Social Worker, Self Regional Healthcare
Cindy Thorpe, Palliative Care Chaplain, Self Regional Healthcare

Where is Palliative Care provided?

HospiceCare of the Piedmont and Self Regional Healthcare have collaborated to bring Palliative Care to patients in Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, South Carolina.

Who can refer?

Anyone can request a consultation for the Palliative Care service—patient’s doctor, nurse, social worker, hospital discharge planner, case manager, family member or patient. A physician’s order must be obtained prior to the consult. Please call 725-5155 to refer a patient.

What is the difference between Hospice and Palliative Care?

Palliative Care does not require a specific terminal diagnosis as Hospice does. It can be provided concurrently with therapies aimed at reducing or curing the illness.

Presently, Palliative Care services are available at Self Regional Hospital only. Hospice care can be provided at the patient’s home, Assisted Living Facility, Nursing Home or the Hospice House in Greenwood.

Anyone Can Refer a Patient

Anyone...whether it be a physician, family member, friend, or clergy may refer a patient to HospiceCare of the Piedmont. Admission to the program will be determined by the previously mentioned criteria.

Patients should be referred to HospiceCare as early as possible after a life limiting disease is diagnosed. This will allow the patient & family to recieve the maximum benefit from hospice services.

To make a referral to our program, please call HospiceCare of the Piedmont at 864-227-9393.

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