All Avow Hospice physicians and nurses are specially trained in comfort care. Most are certified hospice and palliative care providers (comfort care).
Avow Hospice patients are also offered complementary therapies (massage, music therapy and Reiki) designed to provide comfort, relieve pain and improve quality of life.
In addition to clinical care, Avow Hospice patients have access to prescription medicines, equipment and supplies needed to treat the terminal illness. These items are delivered wherever the patient lives.
Avow Hospice treatment goals aim to relieve all symptoms including:
- Physical - Pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms are controlled as effectively as medically possible.
- Emotional - The patient and family are helped to cope with emotional distress connected with the illness and impending death.
- Spiritual - The patient and family are assisted with finding meaning in life and experiencing peace, even in the face of death.