Hospice Services

About Amicasa Hospice

AMICASA Hospice is a Georgia-based organization that specializes in providing end of life care and support to patients and their families.  The focus at AMICASA is on the patient's quality of life.  Our services are about providing comfort, listening, easing pain, support, and education.  

When Treatment Is No Longer An Option (please also see our page for Hospice Indicators)

When Treatment can no longer cure an illness, a patient may be eligible to benefit from our Hospice Home Care Services.  When two physicians render a prognosis of less than six months, and the goal of treatment changes from curative to comfort measures, AMICASA's goal becomes one of providing gentle, comfort health care, as well as spiritual and emotional support to the patient and their family.

Who Pays for Hospice

Hospice coverage is widely available.  Medicare, Medicaid, and most private health insurance companies Offer benefits that cover hospice services.  AMICASA Home Care can make inquiries and get back to you promptly on this.

The Difference at AMICASA Home Care

At AMICASA Home Care, we have specializations in wound, ostomy, and continence for cancer patients with difficult ostomies, gastric tubes, and complicated wounds of all types.  Our specialization extends to skin breakdown, draining wounds, self-catherization, foot care, tracheostomy care, incontinence care, fistula management, and percutaneous tube management.

The Inter-disciplinary hospice team at AMICASA Hospice Home Care includes the patient's personal physician, a hospice physician, nurses, clergy, social workers, Home Health Aides, physical, occupational, and speech therapists, and nutritionists.

Other Services We Provide

Here is a brief listing of other services and benefits we provide to patients and their families who are coping with life-limiting illnesses:

• We organize time, supplies, and equipment efficiently for continued patient treatment and comfort.
• We provide a resource handbook to aid the patient and their family in the transition period.
• We provide patient and family education regarding what to expect as the illness progresses.
• We offer customized bereavement, up to 13 months, and make available to families all needed members of our inter-disciplinary team to meet their needs.
• We are particular about treating every situation differently, remaining sensitive to our patient's needs.
• We remain available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing psychosocial assistance as warranted.