About Us

Providing Hospice Care to Terminally Ill Patients

LifeGuard Hospice Care, Inc. provides compassionate end-of-life hospice care to terminally ill patients from the ages of 18-100+ who have less than 6 months to live per doctor’s certification.

Our hospice care provides comfort during this most challenging time in life, providing dignity to our patient and compassion, support, and empathy to those faced with losing their loved one.

Hospice focuses on quality of life and not treatment or cure. LifeGuard Hospice Care, Inc. providers alleviate physical, emotional, spiritual and social discomforts during end-of-life stages and will continue tending toward our patients as long as they remain eligible under a doctor’s care. We administer medications, treat symptoms, offer day-to-day care, provide medical equipment, and offer bereavement counseling throughout our patient’s journey with respect to their final wishes.

Once a referring physician or other licensed practitioner refers a patient for hospice care, our hospice personnel will assess the patient’s eligibility for services based upon the patient’s condition or the physician’s orders within 24 hours.

Rights for the Patient

Prior to treatment, our patients will be informed of their rights and obligations in writing. These rights include, but are not limited to the following:

• Right to privacy-we need to ask you questions by law in order to provide you with the best quality care and to make sure payments to Medicare and Medicaid patients are correct. You can choose not to answer our questions, at which point, we will answer them to the best of our ability. Any information you provide to us is confidential and only those who have a medical need to know will see your information. You also have the right to see the information you provided to us and to make any changes.
  
  
• Right to non-discriminatory care-by law we have a duty and obligation to provide you with quality health care regardless of your race, creed, nationality, or religious or personal preferences. We are highly regulated by the Federal and State Governments and adhere to strict standards of care. In addition to those standards, we follow ethical guidelines and standards to ensure you receive the highest care, respect, dignity, and compassion.
  
  
• Right to be involved in their own treatment-we want and encourage you and your caregivers to have a say in your treatment. Our physicians and interdisciplinary team will put together a plan of care with your best interest and involvement in mind. If, at any time you wish to change the plan or have more say, please feel free to discuss your wishes with us.

Right to be informed of charges or fees in advance-we will discuss our fees and charges with you prior to you receiving treatment. If, at any time you need to question a charge or fee, please feel free to contact us. For those receiving Medicare or Medicaid, most charges are fully covered.