Compassionate Care
for the people you love.
About Us
Compassion Hospice is a full service hospice agency operating in San Antonio, Tx. Along with our team of skilled specialists, we provide compassionate quality care for your loved ones so that you are given the gift of time through this difficult transition. We operate with the utmost integrity from our operational practices to the special care we provide for our patients.
What is Hospice?
Hospice care focuses on the care, comfort, and quality of life of a person with a serious illness who is approaching the end of life. At some point, it may not be possible to cure a serious illness, or a patient may choose not to undergo certain treatments. Hospice is designed for this situation.
Four Levels of Hospice Care
Level-1
Home Care
A hospice nurse visits intermittently, around 3 times a week, to manage and track your conditions.
Level-2
Continuous Home Care
Continuous home care occurs during a crisis when a nurse needs to stay with the patient for an extended period.
Level-3
General Inpatient Care
Inpatient settings include free standing hospice facilities, hospitals, and Nursing Homes.
Level-4
Respite care is a temporary (5-day limit) inpatient stay for the patient. It's intended to give the family caregiver some relief.
Our Services
Our team of specialists are here to guide you through this difficult part of life's journey. We strive to improve the quality of life for patient and their family with limited time.
We provide compassionate care to each patient emphasizing patient dignity and relief of emotional and physical suffering.
We are only a phone call away. We provide 24/7 on call services for all of our patients.
Patients are provided with all necessary medications, medical supplies, and equipment.
We provide and meet each patient's personal care needs allowing them to maintain dignity.
We provide bereavement care and counseling services to support surviving family through this difficult transition.
Hospice Eligibility
In order to be eligible to elect hospice care under Medicare, an individual must be entitled to Part A of Medicare and certified as being terminally ill by a physician and having a prognosis of 6 months or less if the disease runs its normal course.
42 CFR 418.20 418.20 Eligibility requirements.
Hospice Pre-Election Evaluation and Counseling Services (CR 3585) - Medicare allows for a one time visit by a physician who is either the medical director of or employee of a hospice agency to:
- Evaluate the individual's needs for pain and symptom management
- Counsel the individual regarding hospice and other care options
- Advise the individual regarding advanced care planning
In order to be eligible to receive this service, a beneficiary must:
- Be determined to have a terminal illness (which is defined as having a prognosis of 6 months or less if the disease or illness runs its normal course;
- Not have made a hospice election, and
- Not previously received the pre-election hospice services
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Office Hours
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday-Sunday Closed
24/7 On Call Services
210.255.1122
Compassion Hospice
15600 San Pedro Ave STE 400
San Antonio, Tx 78232
210.255.1122
info@compassiontx.com
