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Walk in the Park
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Stronger together -
doing more for our communities.

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The Oregon Nonprofit Hospice Alliance (ONHA) recently made its debut as an organization that will sustain and grow community-based hospice agencies in support of seriously ill Oregonians and their families.  Klamath Hospice and Palliative Care is one of four founding community hospices joining forces, along with Care Partners Hospice & Palliative Care in Portland; and Lumina Hospice & Palliative Care in Corvallis.

  • Hospice is where you go when there is nothing more a doctor can do.
    Hospice is care designed for patients with a life-limiting illness. Hospice is not where you go to die, rather hospice professionals are trained to assist patients in living their lives fully, completely, and without pain until the end of their lives.
  • To be eligible for hospice, I have to be in the final stages of dying.
    Hospice patients and families receive care for an unlimited amount of time, depending upon the course of the illness. There is no fixed limit on the amount of time a patient may continue to receive hospice services.
  • Choosing hospice care means giving up all medical treatment.
    Hospice places the patient and family at the center of the care planning process. If the patient decides to pursue further curative treatment, a patient has the right to revoke hospice services at any time. The patient may also continue to seek medical treatment for those things not related to the terminal diagnosis.
  • Quality care at the end of life is very expensive.
    Medicare beneficiaries pay little or nothing for hospice. For those ineligible for Medicare, most insurance plans, HMO’s, and managed care plans cover hospice care. If the patient is uninsured, Klamath Hospice will work with the patient and family to ensure the patient receives the care they need.
  • If I chose hospice care, I have to leave my home.
    Hospice care is provided wherever the patient may be: in their own home or a family member’s, a nursing home, or an assisted living facility. Hospice is also provided in in-patient units, VA Hospitals, and some correctional facilities.
  • Families are not able to care for people with life limiting illnesses.
    Family members are encouraged, supported, and trained by hospice professionals to care for their loved ones. Hospice staff is on call to the patient and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to help family and friends care for their loved ones.
  • Hospice care is only for cancer or AIDS patients.
    Fifty percent of hospice patients are diagnosed with conditions other than cancer or AIDS.
  • Hospice is just for the elderly.
    Hospice is for anyone facing a life-limiting illness, regardless of age.
  • There’s no hospice in my area.
    Less than one percent of Medicare beneficiaries live in an area where hospice is not available.
  • After the patient’s death, hospice care ends.
    Bereavement services and grief support are available to family members for at least one year after the death of a patient.
Klamath Hospice and Palliative Care is the only nonprofit hospice serving Klamath County.

Visit ONHA's website www.onhanetwork.org to learn more.
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