At Journey's Hospice of Texas, we consider it an honor and great responsibility to care for our patients and provide the highest quality end-of-life care possible.
Our Mission is to provide dignified, family-centered care and end-of-life comfort for our patients with an individualized touch. We advocate on behalf of our patients to ensure their comfort and final wishes are being granted. We strive to connect with all of our patients and provide personalized physical, mental, and spiritual care.
As part of the communities we serve, we provide care to everyone and do not discriminate based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity and we respect all customs and beliefs.
Our goal is to provide hospice services in the environment that best meets the needs of the individual patient, caregiver, and other family members. To that end, we provide care in whatever setting our patient calls home:
- Personal Home
- Nursing, Assisted and Independent Living Facilities
Hospice is an appropriate course of care for terminally ill patients in the last six months of their lives, at a time when curative treatments are no longer an option.
Hospice caregivers help patients manage their illness and remain as comfortable as possible in their environment. The goal of hospice is symptom management rather than treatment or recovery. Hospice care complements the guidance of a patient’s physician.
Hospice helps ease the burden of families caring for patients during this time.
When is someone ready for Hospice care?
- At the recommendation of their physician
- When diagnosed with a life-limiting illness and when symptoms are no longer responding to a curative treatment
- If you feel that your loved one may qualify for hospice services, please call one of our offices to discuss hospice eligibility and specific health conditions.
Care Locations
Our goal is to provide hospice services in the environment that best meets the needs of the individual patient, caregiver, and other family members. To that end, we provide care in whatever setting our patient calls home:
- Personal Home – When possible and desired, we help our patients remain at home during their terminal illness. Whether care is provided in the patient’s home or a caregiver’s home, our team of professionals and volunteers makes sure that the appropriate equipment and supplies are placed in the residence so that it is as comfortable and well-equipped as possible.
- Nursing, Assisted, and Independent Living Facilities – When caring for a patient who resides in a nursing home, an assisted living, or an independent living facility, our hospice team complements the services and skills of the facility staff and works with that staff to care for the patient. In addition, we offer our full spectrum of support services to the patient’s family.
The hospice care team that we bring to our clients and their families includes:
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Social Workers
- Therapists
- Patient’s physician
- Hospice medical director
- Home health aides
- Bereavement counselors
- Chaplains
- Volunteers