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Here at Holding Hands Hospice, we offer compassionate hospice care in Garland by providing the necessary support to individuals with life-limiting conditions throughout their end-of-life journey. The primary mission of Holding Hands Hospice is to promote health and independence in the patients we serve.

 

Our hospice care team in Garland, Texas, consists of healthcare professionals with extensive training and experience in caring for terminally ill individuals and their families. We believe that human life is sacred; hence we stay fervent in our mission of giving comfort, control, respect, and dignity to our patients regardless of age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, or medical condition.

Who is Holding Hands?

We aim to provide premier hospice care services in Garland, Texas. At Holding Hands Hospice, we celebrate our patients' lives each day by providing them with genuine care and unmatched personal attention. From home care to respite care, we focus on providing the best care possible for patients and their families who have entrusted us with their comfort and well-being. Our skilled hospice team in Garland adheres to best care practices to deliver thorough care, therapies, and treatments that enhance our patients' physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness. We meet and surpass expectations by performing hospice treatments with high ethical standards and excellence. 

Our Garland Hospice Services

Crisis Care

Crisis care service aims to provide continuous care, comfort, and support to patients in their current setting. It is a short-term hospice service offered to manage brief periods of severe pain and symptoms.

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Nurses | Home Health Aides

Our skilled hospice nurses provide a full suite of specialized medical care during periodic visits to patients’ homes. On the other hand, our home health aides in Garland focuses on delivering personal care.

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Respite Care

Our Garland respite care service is offered to hospice patients so that primary caregivers can rest or accomplish other things. This short-term service helps reduce the risk of burn-out and exhaustion among caregivers. 

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Home Health Care

Our hospice professionals in Garland provide quality care for patients of all ages suffering from a terminal illness. Our home care helps reduce trips to the hospital for treatments, enabling patients to control their care. 

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Assisted Living

The primary goal of our assisted living visits in Garland is to help manage the pain and other symptoms of patients in assisted living facilities or nursing homes, so they can live their last days free from pain and with dignity. 

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Medication Management

We ensure prescribed drugs that are essential to control pain and manage symptoms are taken at the correct dosage and on time. Our medication management aims to give comfort that our patients deserve.

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Pain Management

One of our primary goals is to keep patients as comfortable and pain-free as possible under our hospice care. Our hospice team in Garland makes all efforts to ensure pain symptoms are controlled effectively.

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Medical Equipment

We supply medical equipment such as wheelchairs, hospital bed, and other care devices are delivered to a patient’s home when needed. We also provide equipment to reduce challenges a patient’s illness may cause. 

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Grief Programs

Our hospice professionals provide grief support to our patients' families and friends. Our grief program in Garland includes support groups, newsletters, one-on-one counselling, and referrals to community resources. 

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Dependable Hospice Care Provider In Garland, Texas

At Holding Hands Hospice, our mission is deeply rooted in our core values of dignity, compassionate service, and excellence. We are committed to bringing these values to every aspect of hospice care for Garland patients suffering from life-limiting conditions.


We embrace a patient-centered approach to the care of the physical, emotional, and well-being of patients and their families. Serving Garland, Texas, our team of hospice professionals deliver personalized hospice care into patients’ homes, wherever this may be. 

Common Hospice Questions

Below are some answers to commonly asked questions.

  • What is hospice?

    Hospice focuses on providing care primarily in the patient’s home. Its primary aim is to improve the quality of life among patients diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. Hospice neither hastens nor postpones death; instead, it puts a high value on patients' comfort, dignity, respect, and wishes.


    Hospice is not a place but a plan of care for patients with incurable medical conditions. An interdisciplinary team made up of physicians, nurses, home health aides, volunteers, social workers, and counselors work closely with patients to create a unique care plan to ensure their quality of life. Hospice care professionals are trained to address issues most critical to the patients’ medical, emotional, social, psychological, and spiritual needs to live their lives entirely without pain until the end of their lives.


    Hospice care includes the services:

    • Nurse and home health aide visits
    • Medical equipment and supplies
    • Medication for pain and symptom management
    • Respite care for patients at home, hospital, or nursing home
    • Crisis management for severe symptoms
    • Grief programs and follow-ups for bereaved loved ones
    • Assisted living visits
    • Crisis care
  • Who qualifies for hospice?

    Hospice patients and families receive care for an unlimited amount of time, depending on the course of illness. Holding Hands Hospice does not set a fixed limit on care duration that a patient may continue to receive hospice services in Dallas. In most cases, patients under hospice care are given a six-month prognosis or less. In essence, a patient who agrees to receive our hospice care in Dallas primarily to enhance comfort rather than curative interventions.


    However, our hospice care in Dallas doesn’t end after six months. Some patients may live well beyond their prognosis, which means a plan of care may continue if the attending physician certifies a patient's eligibility, and the patient wishes to continue receiving hospice care service and not curative treatments.

  • Is hospice care just for elderly?

    No. Our hospice care in Dallas is provided to anyone with a life-limiting condition, regardless of age.

  • Is it true that if patients agree to obtain hospice care in Dallas, they must stay under hospice care until their death?

    False. Our hospice care in Dallas is all about living. Holding Hands Hospice aims to improve patients' quality of life and comfort under our hospice program. In some cases, patients will feel better while receiving our excellent pain and symptom management services.


    Private insurers and Medicaid agencies provide hospice care coverage if a doctor determines their terminally ill patient has six months or less to live. Patients under our hospice care program in Dallas willingly agree to receive care and comfort support. If a patient’s illness improves or if a patient decides to seek curative treatment, he or she may leave our care at any time. Consequently, patients may also return to receive hospice care treatment whenever they wish to.

  • Does your hospice provide constant care?

    Our hospice care in Dallas involves periodic visits from physicians, nurses, home health aides, and other interdisciplinary team members. There are instances wherein we provide 24-hour care for patients suffering from severe pain and acute symptoms. Family members and private caregivers mainly provide care support.

  • Can a patient receive hospice care if they live in a nursing facility, assisted living facility, or other types of long-term care facility?

    Our hospice services in Dallas are provided to a terminally ill patient regardless of where they live. Patients living in nursing homes assisted living facilities or any other long-term facility will receive specialized visits from our team of hospice care nurses, health aides, social workers, and volunteers. A written agreement between our organization and care facilities will state that our team will provide care for a resident in their facility.

  • Does insurance cover hospice?

    Private insurance companies and HMOs offer hospice benefits. Medicare for individuals age 65 years or older receive hospice benefits. A person with a prognosis of six months or less will receive full Medicaid benefits if they wish to participate in the Texas Medicaid Hospice Program. Under this program, patients electing hospice care agree to waive their rights to other Medicaid services that include treatments to cure their terminal illness. Consequently, patients may still receive other forms of treatment that are not related to their terminal medical condition.

  • Can pain and symptoms be managed at home?

    Yes. Our hospice care service in Dallas can control pain and other symptoms in the patient’s home. In case a symptoms/s becomes worse, family or caregivers may reach our hospice nurse 24/7 to provide acute care management. We use advanced and effective care strategies to alleviate pain and control symptoms for our patients. We carefully assess patients' pain and symptoms during visits and introduce a care plan that enhances their comfort and quality of life. Our hospice physicians are responsible for prescribing and adjusting medications based on the needs of our patients.

  • Does hospice provide support to the family after the patient dies?

    Yes. We provide grief programs to family members and caregivers following a patient’s death. Our hospice care grief service in Dallas includes personal visits, education about the grief process, and periodic group support sessions. We also provide referrals to other professional assistance when needed.

  • Does insurance cover hospice?

    Hospice, including all costs associated with medications, therapies, and care support, are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and most individual insurance providers as part of hospice benefits. Medicare for


    individuals age 65 years or older receive hospice benefits. A person with a prognosis of six months or less will receive full Medicaid benefits if they wish to participate in the Texas Medicaid Hospice Program. Under this program, patients electing hospice care agree to waive their rights to other Medicaid services that include treatments to cure their terminal illness. Consequently, patients may still receive other forms of treatment that are not related to their terminal medical condition.


    While our hospice care services in Dallas do not cover full-time caregiving, it can lighten the financial burden on families and caregivers, who may otherwise need to pay out-of-pocket for medications and other treatments required by patients.


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