Patient & Family Care Mission
AVYCARE was founded on the principle that life matters and compassionate care is at the heart of everything we do.
Our promise to provide exceptional care to ensure comfort and dignity while empowering you with choice, ensuring you remain in control of your care by having the right care, at the right time and in the right place.
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From the moment you choose AVYCARE, you become part of our family, so it's natural that our promise of caring extends beyond the individual to include your loved ones as well. We take the journey with you!
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Considering the end of life is not easy, whether you are planning for the future or coping with serious illness right now, AVYCARE provides compassionate hospice care to patients with a life-limiting illness. Our palliative care team focuses on symptom management, pain relief, and quality-of-life issues for patients facing chronic, complex or serious illnesses. We have a range of supportive, resources for you to explore in more detail.
We will care for your loved ones with professional and experienced hospice staff including Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Certified Nursing Assistants, Spiritual Care Coordinators, Counselors, Physicians, Volunteers, and more.
Our professional staff and volunteers work with the patient and their family circle to customize the best plan of care possible utilizing these services.
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Physician services for the medical direction of the patient’s care, provided by either the patient’s personal physician or a physician affiliated with a hospice program
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Bereavement support and follow-up for family and friends
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Medical equipment such as hospital beds, oxygen, wheelchairs and more
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Medications and Medical Supplies needed to keep patients comfortable and stable in support of their hospice diagnosis
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Social work and counseling services
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Access to care professionals 24 hours a day at 770.940.0700 for patient and family
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AVYCARE'S promise to provide the standard of care that all Georgian's are eligible for and deserve. Our care will be fully compliant with Georgia State and Medicare rules and regulations as required.
Services
A Team Approach to Care
Patient and Family: At all times, the patient and family are in the center of our care. Your goals
and needs drive the entire Hospice plan of care.
Attending Physician: Remains your primary doctor and works closely with Hospice for symptom management.
Medical Director: Oversees all clinical aspects of Hospice and directs the team in managing pain and symptoms.
Nurse Care Manager: Provides direct care and coordinates pain and symptom management, medical equipment, supplies, and additional Hospice services. You will have a primary nurse and additional nurse support is available 24/7.
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Home Health Aide: Provides personal care such as bathing and assistance in activities of daily living, assesses your comfort level and provides emotional support.
Social Worker: Assesses patient and family emotional, social, and financial needs and assists in funeral arrangements, advance directives, caregiving issues.
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Chaplain: Provides spiritual support for the patient and family across all denominations and can connect you with specific religious organizations and ceremonies at your request.
Volunteers: Volunteers provide any number of supportive needs, such as assistance in errands, life review, legacy projects, a bedside presence, or the gift of music.
Bereavement Coordinator: Our Bereavement Coordinator will ensure you are coping
effectively and provide you with our bereavement care and connect you to other resources
in the community.
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Levels of Care
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Routine Care: On any given day, the majority of patients on hospice receive this level of care.
Routine Care is provided in your home, nursing home, or wherever you call home. This level of care
includes regular visits in the home by the Avycare interdisciplinary team for symptom management, assistance in personal care, and psychosocial care.
Respite Care: Because Hospice provides care for the entire family, the Respite Care benefit provides the family with a break from caregiving duties. If you decide you would like to utilize Respite Care, the patient will be temporarily transferred to a nearby nursing home of your choice for up to 5 days. After 5 days, the patient returns home.
Avycare team will coordinate all the details and all costs are covered by Hospice.
General Inpatient Care: There may be times when pain and symptom management cannot be managed at home or if a patient is in the hospital and too unstable to transfer home for Hospice care.
In those instances, Hospice care is provided in the hospital and the Avycare interdisciplinary team provides care and support to the patient and family bedside at the hospital along with their care staff.
Continuous Care: In the event of a sudden change in condition which requires additional skilled nursing care bedside in your home, you may receive Continuous Care until by the Hospice care team until symptoms are managed. This level of care is rarely required but it is available for short-term moments of crisis.
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