Care & services
How we care
Every level of care we offer, what it includes and who it is for.
Care & services
What we bring to the house
The Medicare hospice benefit covers everything below for the hospice diagnosis, usually with nothing owed by the family. Texas Medicaid, VA benefits and most private plans cover hospice too.
At home with you
For people whose doctor expects the illness to run its course in about six months or less.
- Medicare
Nurse case manager
Your own registered nurse, visiting on a set schedule and reachable by phone.
- Medicare
Pain and symptom control
Pain, breathlessness, nausea and restlessness managed with our hospice physician.
- Medicare
Hospice aide visits
Help with bathing, shaving, hair and fresh linens, as often as five days a week.
- 24/7
On-call nurse visits
When a phone call isn't enough, a nurse drives out, nights, weekends and holidays.
- Delivered
Medicines and equipment
Comfort medicines, a hospital bed, oxygen and supplies, brought to the house.
- Medicare
Physician house calls
Our medical director visits when a symptom needs a doctor's eyes.
- Medicare
Continuous care
Hours of nursing at the bedside during a crisis, so a hospital trip isn't needed.
Heart and family
- Included
Medical social worker
Advance directives, family meetings, VA paperwork and funeral planning.
- Included
Chaplain care
Lutheran, Catholic, Baptist, Jewish, any faith or none. We'll gladly call your own pastor.
- Free
Volunteer companions
Someone to read aloud, play dominoes or sit quietly so the caregiver can rest.
- Included
Caregiver coaching
How to give medicines, reposition safely and recognize changes, taught at home.
- Included
Veteran honors
A pinning ceremony, help with VA benefits and a flag for the family.
- Up to 5 days
Respite care
A short stay in a contracted facility so the family caregiver can sleep.
After a death
- 13 months
Bereavement support
Calls, letters, visits and a grief group that meets Wednesday evenings in Kerrville.
- Free
Children's grief support
A counselor who meets children and teenagers where they are, at home or at school.
- Each spring
Riverside remembrance
Names read aloud and lanterns along the river at Louise Hays Park.
The next chapter can still be good.
Call with your questions. A hospice nurse will answer, and nothing is decided until you say so.