Myths

We wanted to tackle some hospice myths today!

“Hospices must be sad places.” Well hospice isn’t a place, it is a service. Hospice is a healthcare service provided wherever the patient calls home- a house, apartment, assisted living facility, nursing home, or our Lucy Smith King Care Center. Sometimes the service of hospice can be sad due to losing a loved one, but knowing that your loved one was physically, emotionally, and spiritually comfortable the entire time helps you know your loved one is well-cared for. Also, bereavement services are offered to the family to help through the grief process.

“Hospices only provide medical care.” While hospice care IS a healthcare service, we are not only a medical service. St. Anthony’s Hospice care offers expert medical care, emotional support for the patient and family, spiritual support, help with everyday activities, companionship, medication management, durable medical equipment, and medical supplies.

“Working at a hospice must be depressing.” If you go back in our timeline, our amazing Lucy Smith King Care Center Administrative Assistant, Amy Hanley said it best! Amy said “St. Anthony’s Hospice is about so much more than the sadness, sickness, death, and dying… I get to work in a place that is filled with so much compassion, selflessness, kindness, and love everyday.” Hospice workers do see the hardest times, but it is such an amazing feeling to be there for those who are struggling and those who are dying. We love caring for our patients and their families!

If you have any questions or would like to refer your loved one to St. Anthony’s care, please call us at (270) 826-2326 or visit our website at https://stanthonyshospice.org/referral/.