Compassionate Support for
Life's Journey
For over 40 years, Hospice of Southern Kentucky has provided quality end of life care. Hospice is not just a place, it’s a service. The purpose of hospice is to provide comfort and support to you and your family when facing a life limiting illness. Our professional team provides a full range of services that include:
Our services have grown to meet the requirements of a diverse 9 county area. As your needs change, our staff and services respond with customized care.
Hospice is not a place, but a service. Hospice provides comfort care, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual support to patients and families in their home or in our inpatient unit. These services are for those whose life limiting illness is not responding to treatment or they have chosen not to pursue treatment.enter. These services are for those whose terminal illness is not responding to treatment, or they have chosen not to pursue treatment.
Hospice is not a place, but a service. Hospice provides comfort care, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual support to patients and families in their home or in our inpatient unit. These services are for those whose life limiting illness is not responding to treatment or they have chosen not to pursue treatment.
Any terminal diagnosis may qualify; it is not just for cancer patients. There is no time limit on Hospice. Once a patient has a terminal diagnosis, and they choose comfort care versus curative care, they may receive Hospice services.
You and your physician can discuss and determine when Hospice services are needed. Your physician will continue to be involved throughout the course of your care. The first step to request an evaluation. This can be done in the home, long-term care facilities, or hospital.
We are a non-profit organization that has been serving patients in south central Kentucky for over 40 years. We provide the southern Kentucky area with an in-patient facility. This 10-bed facility is nestled in a private country setting that provides tranquility and comfort to patients and families.
No. Your primary physician will still be involved in your care, along with our medical director and clinical team.
Hospice is not the same as home health. Home Health focuses on rehabilitation. Hospice focuses on comfort care, symptom management, and emotional support for patients and their families.
A team of professionals including physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, nursing assistants, and volunteers. These members will work together to meet the individual needs of each patient and their families