At Fremont Regional Hospice, we focus on helping keep our patients and their families free from pain, anxiety and stress. Our hospice team includes nurses, certified nursing assistants, chaplains, medical social workers, and volunteers all working under the direction of each patient's physician. This includes:
- Comprehensive Assessment
Our team conducts thorough evaluations to understand each patient's unique needs, ensuring personalized care plans. - Expert Nursing Care
Our skilled nurses provide specialized medical attention, managing complex health needs with compassion and expertise. - Comfort Care
We prioritize pain relief and symptom management, focusing on enhancing quality of life and ensuring patient comfort. - Family Education
We empower caregivers with knowledge and skills to confidently support their loved ones throughout the hospice journey. - End-of-Life Planning
Our team offers guidance on crucial decisions, helping patients and families navigate advance directives and final arrangements. - Holistic Support
We address emotional and spiritual needs, providing comfort and solace to both patients and their families. - Grief Support
Our counseling services extend beyond patient care, offering support to families during bereavement. - Dignified Care
We assist with personal hygiene and grooming, ensuring patients maintain dignity and comfort. - Daily Living Assistance
Our team helps with routine tasks, promoting independence and quality of life for our patients.
The philosophy of Fremont Regional Hospice is each patient has the right to live his/her final days as comfortably as possible and to experience dignified and peaceful death.
What is Hospice?
Hospice is a special way of caring for a person facing a life-limiting illness, in the familiar surrounding of home. Hospice focuses on the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of patients and their family members. While providing assistance and meeting the needs of seriously ill patients and their families, hospice promotes comfort and self-determination, enabling patients to participate in making decisions about their end-of-life care.
Compassionate Hospice Care
For over a decade, Fremont Regional Hospice has been a beacon of compassion in Canon City, Colorado, offering exceptional physical, emotional, and spiritual support to those facing life-limiting illnesses. Our care extends across Fremont, Park, Custer, Teller, and western Pueblo Counties, ensuring comprehensive coverage for our community.
Throughout our journey, countless families have shared how indispensable our support has been during their most challenging times. However, we've observed a concerning trend: many eligible patients delay hospice admission, often spending mere days instead of months benefiting from our quality-of-life enhancing care. We've seen families struggle with grief as they anticipate losing a loved one, and individuals postpone crucial conversations about their end-of-life care preferences.
To address this, we've launched a vital initiative aimed at shifting this pattern and extending our services to all who could benefit. Our approach? We're empowering those with firsthand experience of our care to share their stories, spreading a powerful message: even when a cure is beyond reach, hope flourishes within our compassionate embrace.
At Fremont Regional Hospice, we promise:
- To fill your days with comfort and peace
- To provide expert care with unwavering dignity and respect
- To listen to, understand, and honor your wishes
- To offer steadfast support and strength to your loved ones
Our Approach to Hospice Care
Our belief is that the more conversations we can start in our community about the difference Fremont Regional Hospice can make now, the more people we can support at one of the most difficult and vulnerable times in their lives.
- 24/7 Availability
Our dedicated staff answers referral and patient phone calls round the clock, ensuring continuous support and care whenever you need it. - Rapid Response
We prioritize urgent needs, typically seeing acute patients within 1 hour of contact and responding to referrals in less than 15 minutes. - Continuity of Care
Patients can maintain their relationship with their current doctor, ensuring a seamless transition to hospice care. - Extensive Coverage
We serve patients beyond city limits, reaching those in rural areas and off paved roads to ensure everyone has access to quality hospice care. - Community-Focused
As the only community-based non-profit hospice in Fremont County, we're deeply committed to serving our local population with compassion and dedication. - Expert Care Team
Our specialized physicians, nurses, and nurse practitioners are skilled in handling complex cases, providing expert consultations and care tailored to each patient's needs. - Emotional Support
Our counselors help address the complex emotional challenges and resource navigation often associated with advanced medical conditions, supporting both patients and their families. - Wide Service Area
We extend our care across Fremont, Park, Custer, Teller, and western Pueblo counties, ensuring comprehensive hospice coverage for a broad region. - Holistic Care Approach
We focus on managing symptoms, clarifying care goals, and assisting with advance medical directives, ensuring a comprehensive and patient-centered approach to end-of-life care.
Join us in our mission to ensure that every individual in our community facing a life-limiting illness has access to the compassionate, dignified care they deserve. Together, we can transform end-of-life experiences, bringing comfort, peace, and hope to those who need it most.