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Hospice is a compassionate holistic approach to end-of-life care. The goal of hospice is to help people with serious illness live life fully, maintain their dignity and keep personal control over their lives.

Hospice provides palliative care and symptom management, including emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families facing life-limiting illness. Hospice services are provided in homes, hospitals, and assisted living and long-term nursing facilities. Hospice is available to anyone with an illness whose provider determines his or her life expectancy to be six months or less.

Our Hospice Services

  • Skilled nursing care
  • Medical social services
  • Certified nurse aides
  • Spiritual care services
  • Bereavement support and counseling
  • Volunteer services

Support for Family Members

At Logan Health Hospice we offer support for our patients’ families and loved ones.

For more information, to apply to be a volunteer or to inquire about hospice community speakers, please contact the Logan Health Hospice office at (406) 751-4200.

Hospice volunteer application

FAQ

Why hospice?
Unique physical, emotional, spiritual, social and financial needs occur during the phases of a terminal illness. Hospice provides experienced, skilled specialists who give needed help and support during this difficult time. The hospice team works with the attending physician and family to develop the plan of care, which meets the patient’s and family’s needs and wishes.

Who uses hospice care?
Hospice serves persons of any age with any terminal illness, including cancer, heart disease, kidney disease, neurological illnesses, Lou Gehrig’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cirrhosis, leukemia and others.

When is the right time to contact hospice?
At any time during a life-limiting illness, it is appropriate to discuss all of a patient’s care options, including hospice. When curative treatments are no longer effective, hospice care is appropriate. Federal law requires a doctor’s statement that life expectancy is six months or less.

What exactly is provided?
The specific hospice services offered by Logan Health Hospice include visits by registered nurses, consulting physician services, chaplain services, social work services, therapy (physical, occupational, speech), dietary counseling, medications, medical equipment, short-term inpatient care, respite care, trained volunteers and bereavement support.

How do I initiate hospice services?
There are two ways. Your provider or hospital case manager may call, or you may call. If you or someone from your family calls, we will call your doctor to discuss the illness and verify that hospice is medically appropriate. The patient is admitted to Hospice by signing a consent form electing hospice care.

Can a hospice patient continue with his or her own doctor?
Yes. Hospice nurses will work with the patient’s provider on all aspects of care. The Logan Health Hospice medical director is available for consultation with the patient’s doctor.

Is hospice care available 24 hours a day?
The hospice nurse is available 24 hours a day by phone to assist with questions or emergencies and can make a home visit if needed.

Who pays for hospice?
Hospice services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurance plans. Patients with inadequate insurance or limited resources can apply for financial assistance through Logan Health’s Financial Assistance Program.

Is caring for the patient at home the only place hospice care is offered?
The majority of hospice care is provided to patients at home (personal residence, assisted living, long-term care facilities). Some patients receive services in hospitals.

How can I learn more about hospice?
For more information, to apply to be a volunteer or to inquire about hospice community speakers, please contact the Logan Health Hospice office at (406) 751-4200.

Contact Us

Logan Health Hospice
A department of Logan Health Medical Center
275 Corporate Drive, Suite 600
Kalispell, MT 59901

Phone
(406) 751-4200 (Flathead County)
(406) 283-7300 (Lincoln County)

Fax: (406) 758-3277

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Logan Health Hospice serves residents across portions of Flathead and Lincoln Counties in Montana.