Hospice and Home Health Care Department

We offer expert care in the convenience of your patient’s home while providing you ease of access through our electronic medical record (EMR).

Hospice and home care at Baylor Scott & White Health in Central Texas provide an array of home-based services for patients of all ages with acute rehabilitation or acute palliative needs.

Our services are overseen by a medical director and are coordinated through our electronic medical record (EMR), which enables ease of multidisciplinary coordination.

Hospice Care Services

Our hospice care services are designed for adults with terminal illness. Our multidisciplinary team places emphasis on providing care that meets the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of your patient and the patient’s family.

Hospice Care at Baylor Scott & White Health in Central Texas is a Texas Licensed Hospice, Medicare-Certified, Medicaid-Certified, Non-profit 501(c)(3) Organization. We are accredited by The Joint Commission.

Eligibility

Conditions that are generally eligible for hospice care include:

Adult failure to thrive
Dementia
Chronic degenerative neurologic disease
Heart disease
HIV/AIDS
Huntington’s disease

Liver disease
Parkinson’s disease
Pulmonary disease
Renal failure
Stroke
Coma

Eligible patients must have a terminal condition with estimated life expectancy of six months or less if the illness runs its normal course. A family member or caretaker must be willing to assume 24-hour responsibility of care when safety becomes an issue in being home alone.

Home Health Care Services

Our home health care department in Central Texas provides care to patients who are homebound and have an acute medical need or require skilled nursing or therapy in-home services. Homebound patients who receive home care services typically fall into a wide variety of categories. They may have an acute medical need following surgery, a new onset of a disease or an exacerbation of a current condition.

Our home health care services include:

Nursing care

Observation and evaluation of patient’s condition
Education about their medications
Wound care
Foley catheter insertion and care
Health education on disease processes
Injections
Lab draws
Wound-Vac
Home safety evaluation

Occupational therapy

Home safety inspections to improve function or prevent injury
Teaching patients how to perform daily tasks (such as cooking and personal care) in consideration of the patient’s current ability level
Evaluation of need for adaptive equipment. Adaptive equipment is a device to assist with completing activities of daily living, like reachers and sock aides
Training patients how to use adaptive equipment if needed

Physical therapy

Therapeutic exercise
Functional training

Speech therapy

Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to:
- Speech language
- Cognitive-communication
- Voice
- Swallowing
- Fluency

Infusion therapy

Administration of intravenous (IV) medication for:
- Bone/joint infections
- Bacteremia
- Cellulitis
- Pneumonia
- Cystic fibrosis exacerbations
- Short bowel syndrome
Family education
Social work services

Refer a Patient

To refer your patient to Baylor Scott & White hospice or home health care services in Temple, Waco, Marble Falls or Round Rock regions, please call 800.299.2033.

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