A service of at Skiff Medical Center
Hospice is a special way of caring for terminally ill people and their families. A service of Skiff Medical Center, hospice care may take place at home, or at Skiff Medical Center’s Monarch Wing, with six private suites, three community areas for family gatherings and a rooftop patio/garden.
Hospice offers care that:
- Treats the physical, emotional, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient
- Takes place in the patient’s home or in a home-like setting
- Focuses on making the patient as comfortable and pain-free as possible
- Helps family members cope with the physical and emotional demands placed on them
- Helps patients live as fully and comfortably as possible, until death comes peacefully and naturally
Anyone who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness is eligible for hospice care. All we ask is that the patient be in agreement that the care is right for them. Referrals may be made by any interested person.
Take a virtual tour of our hospice
| Family room | Kitchen | Suite | Sunroom | Treatment room |
A team of professionals
Hospice is able to provide the high level of skill it does through a coordinated effort by a team of professionals and trained volunteers. While the family physician remains in charge of physical care, other members of the hospice team provide vital care. These professionals include:
- Nurses who visit the patient as often as necessary
- Social workers who provide support and help the patient and family cope with the emotional stresses and other concerns of illness
- Home care aides who help with the patient’s personal care and household chores
- A chaplain who gives spiritual assistance when needed
- Volunteers who provide respite, companionship and support
Always affordable, always available
Patients and their families are never charged for hospice services provided in their homes. Thankfully, we are able to provide this service because of generous community support and the work of volunteers.
Hospice of Jasper County is a Medicare-certified, non-profit agency. Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurance companies have a hospice benefit. No one is ever denied service because of lack of insurance.
Contact us
To learn more, call (641) 787-3074, send an e-mail to Hospice Director Carolyn Sullivan at info@skiffmed.com or write to us at Hospice of Jasper County, P.O. Box 962, Newton, IA 50208. Hospice staff will be happy to answer any questions you have.
Hospice of Jasper County is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and is Medicare-certified.