

A Team Beside You at Home
When someone in your home is dealing with a serious illness, the daily work of caregiving can become too much for any one family to carry. Pain can be hard to manage. Sleep becomes rare. Questions pile up faster than answers. A Path of Care brings hospice care right to your Tuttle home, taking care of the medical side so your family can focus on what really matters: being together.
How Our Hospice Team Supports Tuttle Families

Medical Director
The Medical Directors develop and oversee your care to meet your overall goals. They maximize your comfort and symptom control.
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Attending Physician
Doctors you know and trust can still be involved in your care planning. They review your care plan and coordinate care with your hospice team.

Skilled Nursing
Nurses assess and manage your condition, assist with medications, provide skilled wound care, and coordinate care with your doctor.

Hospice Aide
Aides assist with personal care, hygiene, light housekeeping, changing linens, etc. They also work with nurses to monitor changes in your health.

Social Worker
Social Workers guide your family to helpful resources, provide counseling and grief support, and assist with end-of-life planning.

Spiritual Coordinator
Spiritual Coordinators provide spiritual counseling, end-of-life companionship, bereavement support, and grief support.
Hospice Care Services Available in Tuttle
From nursing visits and pain relief to emotional and spiritual support, our Tuttle team brings everything your loved one needs right to your door.
In-Home Hospice Care
Our nurses, aides, and counselors come to you, so your loved one can stay at home, surrounded by family.
Pain and Symptom Management
Our nurses manage pain and other symptoms and adjust care as needs change, keeping your loved one as comfortable as possible.
Emotional & Spiritual Support
Social workers and spiritual coordinators offer counseling, companionship, and grief support for your loved one and your whole family.

Common Hospice Care Questions From Tuttle Families
Hospice care is a holistic approach to care that is provided to patients with life-limiting illnesses. It is focused on prioritizing the person and not the disease.
Hospice focuses on improving quality of life by providing pain control and symptom management. It includes medical care and the patient’s psycho-social, emotional, and spiritual needs.
The best time to call for hospice is when you or a loved one are diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. Early hospice care means that the patient can receive the best benefit possible.
Hospice services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, the VA, and some private insurance carriers. Most patients that elect hospice services incur no out-of-pocket expenses.
Hospice care is provided in your own home. This can mean your house, assisted living community or long-term care facility. We work with you and your family to bring in medical equipment, medications and other resources for care at home.
Yes, you have the option to keep your doctor as part of your care team.
If your health improves you may be discharged and resume normal medical care. You are always eligible to re-elect hospice care in the future if needed.
The most important thing you can do is be there for them. Let them know you love and care for them, and that you still want to be a part of their lives. Be a good listener. Encourage your loved one to talk about what's on their mind. Educate yourself about your loved one’s illness. This will help you anticipate their needs.
Anyone can call a hospice agency to request hospice care for either themselves or for someone else. Some examples would be: family member, friend, clergy member, doctor, nurse, or social worker. After the initial inquiry, a hospice nurse will visit the patient and conduct an assessment to determine if the patient meets eligibility requirements.
When a patient begins hospice care the focus becomes improving quality of life, controlling pain, and managing symptoms of a disease or illness.
Other curative treatments are not covered under the hospice benefit. Treatments and services providing pain control and symptom management are part of the hospice benefit.
Talk With a Hospice Team Serving Tuttle
Call (405) 928-9900 or fill out the form below. Our team is here to answer your questions, free of charge, with honest guidance and real support for your family.
