A diagnosis of serious illness too often means pain and discomfort, with a loss of dignity, privacy, and independence. Caregivers and family members suffer, too, with anxiety, caregiving tasks, and financial burdens. These can burn up energy and resources in a hurry. As a serious illness unfolds, everything can quickly seem out of control. Yet, it doesn't have to be that way. Hospice can help achieve the best quality of life for each patient and family member.
Hospice is not a place; it is a well-managed system of care. Fremont Regional Hospice provides compassionate care with our coordinated team of physicians, nurses, certified nurses aides, social workers, bereavement support, spiritual counselors, and trained volunteers. When medical intervention can no longer offer a cure, Fremont Regional Hospice offers palliative (comfort) care with an emphasis on enhancing quality of life.
The primary focus is to provide care in the person's home or extended care facility. Hospice care affirms life and neither hastens nor postpones death.
Our experienced staff is dedicated to providing individualized palliative care with services specially tailored to the needs of patients and their families who are dealing with a life limiting illness.
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What is Hospice?
As a person's life draws to a close, the time comes when the focus changes from working toward a cure to loving care and comfort.
- Hospice services provide care when a cure is not possible
- Hospice care is focused on the whole person so that emotional, social, and spiritual needs are addressed along with the physical
- Family members also receive care and support
- Hospice goals include comfort, freedom from pain, and giving the patient as much independence and control for as long as possible
- Hospice care is provided in the patient's home, wherever that may be
- Volunteers are available for extra help and to give caregivers and family members a break
- Comfort care involves supporting the wishes of the dying patient, his or her personal values and beliefs as well as those of loved ones
Who Qualifies for Hospice Care?
If the patient has a limited life expectancy and agrees to the hospice concept of care, he or she is eligible to receive hospice services.
Our Hospice team works closely with the patient's physician. Once the physician authorizes care, hospice services can begin.
Referrals can also be made by family members, friends, clergy or health professionals. Services are available to patients without regard for disease entity, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, and mental or physical challenges.
Our Hospice team works closely with the patient's physician. Once the physician authorizes care, hospice services can begin.
Referrals can also be made by family members, friends, clergy or health professionals. Services are available to patients without regard for disease entity, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, and mental or physical challenges.
Who Pays for Hospice Services?
Both Medicare and Medicaid pay for care received form a licensed provider. Some private insurers also provide a hospice care benefit. Although a majority of basic hospice care services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid or private insurers, reimbursement does not always match the true cost of providing care.
As a not-for-profit community based organization, we are committed to providing excellent care for patients with life-limiting illnesses regardless of their ability to pay.
As a not-for-profit community based organization, we are committed to providing excellent care for patients with life-limiting illnesses regardless of their ability to pay.
Does Hospice Accept Donations?
An individual or organization can donate a tax deductible gift, equipment or supplies. Donations are then used for patient care and helps make our services possible to the community.
How Can I help Fremont Regional Hospice?
To make a donation please send to our office at 1439 Main Street, Canon City, CO 81212.
You can also call us at 719.275.4315. Our office hours are 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday.
If you would like to refer someone for our services, please call us at 719.275.4315, 24 hours a day. We would be happy to talk with you. You may also stop by our office during business hours.
You can also call us at 719.275.4315. Our office hours are 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday.
If you would like to refer someone for our services, please call us at 719.275.4315, 24 hours a day. We would be happy to talk with you. You may also stop by our office during business hours.
What is Five Wishes?
Five Wishes is a booklet with easy to use forms for expressing your wishes about how you want to be treated if you become seriously ill. It is valid in 42 states, including Colorado, and can be completed by anyone who is 18 years old or older.
To request a complimentary copy of Five Wishes, please call Fremont Regional Hospice at 719-275-4513.
Wish One--The person I want to make health care decisions for me when I can't make them for myself
Wish Two--My wish for the kind of medical treatment I want or don't want
Wish Three--My wish for how comfortable I want to be
Wish Four--My wish for how I want people to treat me
Wish Five--My wish for what I want my loved ones to know
To request a complimentary copy of Five Wishes, please call Fremont Regional Hospice at 719-275-4513.
Wish One--The person I want to make health care decisions for me when I can't make them for myself
Wish Two--My wish for the kind of medical treatment I want or don't want
Wish Three--My wish for how comfortable I want to be
Wish Four--My wish for how I want people to treat me
Wish Five--My wish for what I want my loved ones to know
Hospice Care is provided by specially trained nurses and staff in the patient's home, residential care facility, or skilled nursing facility.
Our services include:
Our Grief Support Group is open to anyone in the community who has experienced any loss. We meet the first Tuesday of every month, 4:30 pm, at 1439 Main Street.
Our Heartbeat -- Support for Survivors of Suicide -- Group meets the first Monday of every month, at 5:00 pm, at 1439 Main Street.
If you are interested in learning more about our services, or would like us to do a presentation for your organization, please contact us 719.275.4315.
Our services include:
- A focus on the entire family
- Expertise in pain management and symptom control
- Personal care by Certified Nurses Aide (CNA)
- 24-hour phone support
- After-hours visits as needed
- Social work services
- Spiritual support by an inter-faith chaplain
- Volunteer respite care for families
- Bereavement support and counseling for families and the community at large
- Medical equipment as needed
- Auxiliary aids and services for persons with disabilities or language barriers at no cost to patients through community resources
Our Grief Support Group is open to anyone in the community who has experienced any loss. We meet the first Tuesday of every month, 4:30 pm, at 1439 Main Street.
Our Heartbeat -- Support for Survivors of Suicide -- Group meets the first Monday of every month, at 5:00 pm, at 1439 Main Street.
If you are interested in learning more about our services, or would like us to do a presentation for your organization, please contact us 719.275.4315.
People enter into our lives for a season...and for a reason.Suicide is a harsh word with devastating significance for those who suffered a loss as the result of it. The grief that follows suicide is extremely difficult, often magnified, complicated and sometimes isolating. Although we cannot take away your pain, we can provide mutual support for those who have lost a loved one through suicide.
Heartbeat does not replace therapy, but we want to help you heal from your pain. Jann Schoenholtz has been counseling survivors for over seventeen years, sharing her own personal experience surviving after her son's suicide.
Our Heartbeat -- Support for Survivors of Suicide -- Group meets the first Monday of every month, at 5:00 pm, at 1439 Main Street.
If you are interested in additional information about Heartbeat, contact Jann at 719.275.4315, download our brochure, or visit our Heartbeat portal. Be sure to register, which is free, to get access to additional resources.
Leadership Team
We have an experienced hospice leadership team, consisting of our Administrator, Clinical Director, and Support Services Director. Our Medical Director is an established, local family-care physician, with extensive experience in geriatric care.Registered Nurses
Our RN's are caring experienced nurses, overseeing all medicare care. In their role as case managers, they monitor each patient, manage pain and symptom control, and provide professional, compassionate care for your loved one.Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA's)
Our CNA's provide personalized physical care, such as bathing and dressing your loved one, under the supervision and direction of the RN's.Volunteers
Volunteers are an integral part of our team, providing companionship, support, relief and assistance to caregivers and patients. We rely on volunteer support to provide excellent end-of-life care to each patient and family. As a volunteer, you will make a positive impact on another person's life. If you're interested in becoming a volunteer, please visit our volunteer portal for additional information.
Fremont Regional Hospice is your only independent, locally owned and operated, non-profit Hospice serving Fremont, Custer, and Park counties in south central Colorado.
We were established in June 2006 and have already helped hundreds of the terminally ill, caregivers, family members, and the grieving patients and families. Fremont Regional Hospice welcomes the opportunity to serve more families as our community becomes familiar with our establishment and the services we offer in the care of the terminally ill.
Our staff has a passion for hospice care and treats all of our patients with the utmost respect and care. Our interdisciplinary team collaborates weekly on providing individual care plans for each patient.
Our clinical staff has over 150 combined years of hospice experience, and is backed by highly qualified supportive and office staff teams.
Our hospice is governed by a Board of Directors, all of whom are established members and leaders within our community.
If you are interested in learning more about our services, or would like us to do a presentation for your organization, please contact us 719.275.4315.
We were established in June 2006 and have already helped hundreds of the terminally ill, caregivers, family members, and the grieving patients and families. Fremont Regional Hospice welcomes the opportunity to serve more families as our community becomes familiar with our establishment and the services we offer in the care of the terminally ill.
Our staff has a passion for hospice care and treats all of our patients with the utmost respect and care. Our interdisciplinary team collaborates weekly on providing individual care plans for each patient.
Our clinical staff has over 150 combined years of hospice experience, and is backed by highly qualified supportive and office staff teams.
Our hospice is governed by a Board of Directors, all of whom are established members and leaders within our community.
If you are interested in learning more about our services, or would like us to do a presentation for your organization, please contact us 719.275.4315.
Volunteers Needed for Hospice and F.R.E.S.H.
Our next volunteer training is scheduled for Tuesday, June 12, 2012, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.If you are interested in attending, reserve your spot now by calling us at 719.275.4315.
Grief Support Group
Our grief support group meets the first Tuesday of every month at 1439 Main Street, Canon City, CO, from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm.Anyone who has experienced a loss is welcome to come!
Heartbeat Support Group
Our Hearbeat support group meets the first Monday of every month at 1439 Main Street, Canon City, CO, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.Anyone who is a survivor of a loved one that completed suicide is welcome to come!
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If you would like to refer a loved one to hospice or have further questions, please complete the following form:
If you would like to refer a loved one to hospice or have further questions, please complete the following form: