In-Home Aging Care in Midland, Odessa, and Big Spring

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Compassionate care for seniors with serious illness—right where they feel most comfortable: home.

Aging can bring new health challenges for older adults and their families. When conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or other serious and progressive illnesses begin affecting comfort, safety, mobility, and quality of life, families may need more support than they can provide alone.

Hospice of Midland provides in-home aging care and hospice services throughout the Permian Basin, bringing skilled medical care, symptom management, personal assistance, emotional support, and caregiver education directly to the patient.

Our mission is simple: Care from the heart to fulfill the unique needs of patients and families.

Call Hospice of Midland at 432-682-2855 to start the conversation.

For many older adults, home represents familiarity, independence, family, and treasured memories. Hospice care can help patients remain in the place they call home while receiving the medical and supportive services they need.

Hospice of Midland develops an individualized plan of care based on each patient's condition, symptoms, needs, and goals. Our interdisciplinary care team works alongside the patient, family, caregivers, and physicians to provide support throughout the hospice journey.

In-home hospice care may include:

• Skilled nursing visits
• Physician oversight
• Pain and symptom management
• Hospice aide assistance
• Medication management
• Medical equipment and supplies
• Social work services
• Emotional and spiritual support
• Caregiver education and support
• Volunteer services
• Bereavement and grief support for families

Our team is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help patients and families when questions, concerns, or changes arise.

Caring for someone with advanced Alzheimer's disease can become increasingly difficult as the disease progresses. Changes in memory are only one part of the condition. Families may also see changes in eating, communication, mobility, behavior, sleeping patterns, and the person's ability to perform everyday activities.

For patients who qualify for hospice care, Hospice of Midland can provide an additional layer of support at home.

Our Alzheimer's hospice care focuses on:

• Comfort and quality of life
• Managing pain and other symptoms
• Monitoring changes in the patient's condition
• Helping families understand disease progression
• Supporting nutrition and hydration needs
• Providing assistance with personal care
• Reducing unnecessary trips to the hospital when possible
• Helping caregivers recognize signs of discomfort
• Offering emotional and spiritual support to the entire family

When someone with Alzheimer's can no longer clearly communicate how they are feeling, having an experienced hospice team can be especially valuable. Our nurses and caregivers are trained to look for physical and behavioral signs that may indicate pain, discomfort, anxiety, or other needs.

Every person's experience with dementia is different. As dementia progresses, families may find themselves managing increasing confusion, weakness, falls, difficulty eating or swallowing, infections, decreased mobility, or greater dependence on caregivers.

Hospice of Midland provides dementia care at home for eligible patients with advanced, life-limiting disease.

Our team works with families to create a calm, supportive environment while focusing on what matters most: the patient's comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

We also help caregivers understand what they may expect as dementia progresses. Having a knowledgeable team available can help families feel more prepared when changes occur.

Hospice does not replace the family caregiver. Instead, we become part of your care team, providing professional medical support, education, guidance, and assistance.

When an older adult has a serious illness, medical needs can become increasingly complex. Hospice of Midland provides skilled nursing care in the patient's home as part of the hospice plan of care.

Our nurses regularly assess the patient and communicate with physicians and other members of the hospice team.

Skilled nursing services may include:

• Assessing pain and symptoms
• Monitoring changes in the patient's condition
• Medication education and management
• Wound and skin care
• Breathing and respiratory symptom management
• Education for family caregivers
• Coordination with the patient's physician
• Developing strategies to improve comfort
• Responding when symptoms or care needs change

Families also receive practical education so they can better understand how to safely care for their loved one between hospice visits.

You don't receive just one caregiver. You receive a team.

A serious illness can create new mobility, safety, and comfort needs. Families should not have to figure out how to locate essential medical equipment on their own.

Hospice of Midland provides medical equipment and supplies related to the patient's hospice plan of care at no cost to the patient or family.

Depending on the patient's individual needs, equipment may include items such as:

• Hospital beds
• Wheelchairs
• Walkers
• Bedside commodes
• Oxygen equipment
• Other medical equipment needed for comfort and safety
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Our team coordinates the equipment needed for care so families can spend less time worrying about logistics and more time with the person they love.

Hospice of Midland also provides medications related to the hospice diagnosis, pain management, comfort, and symptom control at no cost to the patient or family, according to the patient's individualized hospice plan of care.

Our nurses and physicians work together to monitor medications and adjust the care plan when symptoms or needs change.

Families are also taught what medications are for, when they should be given, and what changes should be reported to the hospice team.

Caring for an aging parent, spouse, grandparent, or loved one can be deeply meaningful, but it can also become physically and emotionally demanding.

Hospice care supports the caregiver as well as the patient.

Our team can help families:

• Understand changes in their loved one's condition
• Learn caregiving techniques
• Manage medications safely
• Recognize signs of pain or discomfort
• Know when to call the hospice nurse
• Prepare for what may happen next
• Receive emotional and spiritual support
• Access grief and bereavement resources

You do not have to navigate serious illness alone.

Hospice may be worth discussing when an older adult has a life-limiting illness and their health continues to decline despite treatment.

Signs that it may be time to start the conversation can include:

• Increasing weakness or sleeping
• Frequent falls
• Repeated hospitalizations or emergency room visits
• Significant weight loss or decreased appetite
• Increasing difficulty walking or completing daily activities
• Recurrent infections
• Difficulty swallowing
• Increasing confusion or withdrawal
• Greater dependence on caregivers
• Progressive Alzheimer's disease or dementia
• A physician indicating that an illness is no longer responding to treatment

You do not have to wait for a crisis to ask questions about hospice.

A conversation with Hospice of Midland can help you better understand your options and determine whether hospice care may be appropriate.

Hospice of Midland has cared for West Texas families for decades. We provide hospice care wherever a patient calls home, including a private residence, assisted living community, nursing facility, or other residential setting.

Our team provides compassionate, professional care focused on helping patients live as comfortably and meaningfully as possible.

And because Hospice of Midland is committed to serving our community, patients and families are never denied hospice care because of an inability to pay.

If someone you love is aging with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or another serious illness, you don't have to wait until the final days of life to learn about hospice.

The earlier families begin the conversation, the more opportunity there may be to benefit from the support hospice provides.

Call Hospice of Midland today at 432-682-2855.

We're here to answer your questions, explain your options, and help you determine what kind of care may be right for your family.

Hospice of Midland
Care from the heart to fulfill the unique needs of patients and families.