What Others Say

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What others say . . .

Voice of Sally B., family member of an Evercare Hospice patient:
After her last fall, she said, “You know, I don’t think I’m going to be the same as I was.”  And I think she decided, “If I couldn’t be a contributing person around here anymore, or take care of myself and get myself out of bed, I think it’s time to go meet my husband.” And as soon as she made that decision, I involved Evercare Hospice in her care because I wanted to make sure her last days, or weeks or months, that we really focused on her comfort.

Voice of Jim C., family member of an Evercare Hospice patient:
It was an accident, broke her hip in two places, so that’s where the hospital said, “We’re done.  You know, we don’t know what else to do.”  Sometimes you feel like you’re by yourself and Evercare Hospice comes in and says, “Hey we’ll make your mom’s health situation as, you know, the best as possible, make her comfortable.”

Voice of Penny W., family member of an Evercare Hospice patient:
It was, I mean, it was a godsend because she was able to stay in her house because of her affiliation with Evercare Hospice because we couldn’t have done it without their support.

Voice of Shelly S., loved one of an Evercare Hospice patient:
They don’t only take care of the patient, they take care of the loved ones that are so close that, that forget to eat, or forget to drink themselves because they’re wrapped up with their loved one.

Voice of Mark Leenay, Evercare Chief Medical Officer:
The short answer is if you’re thinking about hospice you ought to talk to your doctor about it or talk to a hospice program and see if it might apply to you or not.  You should never be afraid to bring the issue up.