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St. Joseph Hospice & Palliative Care of Northshore, LLC
19405 Helenberg Road, Suite 206
Covington, LA 70433 Phone: (985) 892-6955Fax: (985) 892-6695Toll Free: (877) 892-6955
Hospice Care with St. Joseph Hospice and Palliative Care:| Service Area* | | St. Tammany Parish | Washington Parish | | Tangipahoa Parish | |
*May not include entire parish listed. |
Usually, a family member serves as the primary caregiver and, when appropriate, helps make decisions for the terminally ill individual. Members of the St. Joseph Hospice staff make regular visits to assess the patient and provide additional care or other services. St. Joseph Hospice staff is on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Hospice team develops a care plan that meets each patient's individual needs for pain management and symptom control. The plan outlines the medical and support services required such as nursing care, personal care (dressing, bathing, etc.), social services, physician visits, counseling, and homemaker services. It also identifies the medical equipment, tests, procedures, medication and treatments necessary to provide high-quality comfort care. The St. Joseph Hospice team consists of: The patient; patient's family, caregivers and physician; the St. Joseph Hospice Medical Director who is Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Care; registered and licensed practical nurses; certified nursing assistants; mental health counselors; our Pastoral Care Coordinator and chaplains; care coordinators; social workers; hospice-trained volunteers and our Volunteer Coordinator; and therapists (speech, physical, and occupational), if needed. Our administration and key staff remains "on-call" after the office has closed, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Why St. Joseph Hospice?St. Joseph Hospice is a locally owned and operated hospice program with a staff that accumulates over 50 years of hospice experience. Nursing care is provided by experienced Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses. Our Social Workers are Master's level trained with experience in working with children and adults. Our Certified Nursing Assistants are the very best, all with many years' experience in the care of the terminally ill. Our Pastoral Care Coordinator and Bereavement Coordinator has his Master's in Divinity and teaches professional level classes on Death and Dying. Our Volunteer Coordinator has years of experience in working with volunteers and is dedicated to providing the best volunteer service in the area. Our Medical Director is truly full-time, available to assist and visit patients at the bedside 24 hours a day. He is certified by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and has 8 years of full-time experience in hospice and palliative medicine. St. Joseph Hospice has no "hard rules" governing admissions, such as outright bans on IV fluids, parenteral nutrition, transfusions, and PEG feedings. We do not require our patients to opt for DNR status. We diligently work with the patient and their caregivers to ease their transition to comfort care, without forcing difficult decisions before their time.
Our Name: The name, St. Joseph Hospice, was chosen by our team because St. Joseph, tradition holds, died in the arms of his son, Jesus, and has been named the patron saint of a peaceful death and of hospice care.Who We AreSt. Joseph Hospice is a locally-owned hospice dedicated to providing the highest quality hospice care to patients and families at this most crucial time in their lives. Our staff is comprised of compassionate, experienced, well-trained professionals, support staff, and volunteers under the direction of a Board Certified Hospice and Palliative Care physician, using a team-oriented approach to care. St. Joseph Hospice and Palliative Care is licensed by the State and certified by Medicare.
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