Rocky Mountain Hospice - Davis & Weber

What is Hospice Care?

Hospice care assists individuals, their families and/or caregivers to achieve the best quality of life during a life-limiting illness. Hospice services include physical, emotional and spiritual care. Hospice focuses on patient comfort instead of continued treatment of the life-limiting condition. Hospice patients are encouraged to participate in activities and functions they enjoy. Hospice is for all age groups, including children, adults, and the elderly. The vision of hospice is to profoundly enhance the end of life for the dying person by ensuring access to exceptional quality care.

Why Choose Rocky Mountain Hospice

Patients of Rocky Mountain Hospice are treated with dignity and receive skillfully managed care. Rocky Mountain Hospice provides hospice care in patients’ homes, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, assisted living centers, residential care facilities, or wherever the patient calls “home”. The team at Rocky Mountain Hospice provides quality care for patients and families by fostering individual choices for dignity and comfort.

Who is Eligible for Hospice Care?

To be eligible for hospice care, a patient must have a life-limiting illness with an estimated life expectancy of six months or less. The treatment goal during hospice shifts from aggressive treatment of the condition to a goal of comfort.

Who Pays for Hospice Care?

As with home care and skilled nursing facilities, hospice services are paid for in a few different ways:

• Medicare (Part A)
• Medicaid
• Health insurance
• Private pay
• Grants and private donations

Hospice Care Services

• Emotional, spiritual, bereavement support for patients and their families
• Hospice aides and homemaker assistance services
• 24-hour on-call doctor and nursing availability
• Required medical equipment, medications and training in their use
• Medical and incontinent care supplies
• Short-term in-patient care required to manage symptoms
• Physical, occupational and speech therapy as needed to enhance quality of life
• Counseling services
• Assistance with legal documents (wills, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, etc.) funeral planning, and accessing other community resources

Rocky Mountain Care has provided care since 1990. As a member of your community, our mission is to deliver skilled nursing rehabilitation and long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, compassionate hospice, home health, personal care/private duty, these services and more to all those entrusted in our care. Through leadership and trust, we function as a cohesive team dedicated to cost effective, high-quality outcomes for our residents. We foster an environment of innovation and continual improvement by encouraging creativity and openness. We pledge to value one another through loyalty, respect and dignity. Integrity, fairness and kindness are an integral part in all of our business decisions.