After more
than two years of planning and construction, Hospice of Hope-Ohio Valley
announces the official opening a 5-bed hospice Inpatient Center. This Inpatient
Center, the first in the region, is located on the second floor of the new Adams
County Regional Medical Center in Seaman, Ohio.
The Inpatient Center features five private-suite rooms that provide homelike spaces for the patient and family. Carefully chosen furnishings help to create a comfortable environment to support the care provided by Hospice of Hope-Ohio Valley staff and volunteers. The Inpatient Center also features a gathering place for families equipped with a kitchenette for a more comfortable experience.
What is Inpatient Care? There may be times when a hospice patient cannot continue to receive care at home. Hospice of Hope-Ohio Valley created the Inpatient Center for these times. The Center is designed for short-term care to manage acute symptoms, adjust medications, or to stabilize patients.
The Center may be used if there is no primary caregiver or if the patient needs medical attention that cannot be given at home. The Center can also be used if the patient is approaching death and the patient and family have chosen to spend their final days in the Center. Or, it can also be used to provide respite care to relieve the patient's primary caregiver on a temporary basis, usually up to five days.
“This facility is critical to our mission and is a giant leap forward for
end-of-life care in our region,” said Michael Parker, Director of Development
and PR for Hospice of Hope.
Hospice of Hope-Ohio Valley is nonprofit organization caring for those who face life-limiting illnesses. Our service area spans 11 counties including Mason, Bracken, Lewis, Pendleton and Robertson counties in Kentucky and Adams, Brown, Clermont, Highland and Pike counties in Ohio.
For more information about the Inpatient Center or Hospice of Hope-Ohio Valley, call 800-928-4848.