Essence Hospice Care of Arizona brings comfort, dignity, and peace to help people with a life-limiting illness live every moment of life to the fullest while providing support for loved ones. We perform hospice care in your home, nursing home, or assisted living community, depending on your individual circumstances.


In Essence Hospice Care of Arizona we have a passion for excellence and a commitment to care and we strive in providing exceptional end of life care which can only happen when highly trained, experienced professionals are dedicated to listening to patients and their families, focused on respecting their ideas, and committed to making a difference.


Essence Hospice Care team include nurses, Medical Social Worker with extensive hospice experience. Essence Hospice Care Medical Director has extensive experience in Hospice Medicine. Essence Hospice care team consists of professionals who not only address physical distress, but emotional and spiritual issues as well. Essence Hospice Care employees are hand picked to meet mission of the organization.

We're delighted to provide hospice care in the Tucson area and surrounding towns. We serve Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana, Red Rock, Sahuarita, Green Valley, Vail.

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Essence Hospice Care Services

SERVICES WE PROVIDE


  • Hospice at Home
  • Condition-Specific Care
  • Bereavement and Grief Care
  • 24/7 Telecare
  • Home Medical Equipment
  • Music Therapy
  • Pet Visits


WHERE WE PROVIDE CARE


  • Patient’s homes
  • Nursing homes
  • Assisted living communities
  • Residential care facilities
  • Hospitals


HOW WE PROVIDE CARE


Our hospice care services are coordinated with the patient’s physician and provided during regularly scheduled visits by hospice care team members to manage the patient’s care. If a crisis should arise, we are able to respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ESSENCE also provides a continuum of other palliative care services to complement traditional hospice care, helping patients and families clarify their care goals and achieve comfort and symptom relief.

Who is Eligible for Hospice Care?

For a patient to be eligible for hospice, consider the following guidelines:

  • The illness is terminal (a prognosis of ≤ 6 months) and the patient and/or family has elected palliative care.
  • The patient has a declining functional status as determined by either:
  • Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) rating of ≤ 50%-60%
  • Dependence in 3 of 6 Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
  • The patient has alteration in nutritional status, e.g., > 10% loss of body weight over last 4-6 months
  • The patient has an observable and documented deterioration in overall clinical condition in the past 4-6 months, as manifested by at least one of the following:
  • ≥ 3 hospitalizations or ED visits
  • Decrease in tolerance to physical activity
  • Decrease in cognitive ability
  • Other comorbid conditions
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