Contact / Refer Patient

How to Refer a Patient to Accord Hospice

Simply call us at 1-847-780-4594 and we will walk you through the referral process. We respond to all patient-related calls within 15 minutes—24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If needed, patients can begin receiving hospice care the same day you contact us.

Preparing to Refer a Patient
We make it simple to refer a patient to Accord Hospice.

Call us at 1-847-780-4594 anytime—24 hours a day, 7 days a week—if you have questions about the referral process. We’re happy to help.
Our Fax is (847) 574-0440.

Key Clinical Indicators for Hospice or Palliative Care
The key clinical indicators for hospice or palliative care include:

• Progressive decline in status despite curative treatments
• Frequent hospitalizations
• Repeat or multiple infections
• Increased or uncontrolled pain
• Progressive/profound weakness and fatigue
• Shortness of breath with or without oxygen
• Dependency (decrease in ADLs)
• Alterations in mental status
• Weight loss

Hospice has been demonstrated to improve the quality of life for patients with life-limiting conditions and disease, including:

• Cancer
• Cardiovascular disease
• Congestive heart disease
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease
• Neurological disease (e.g., Parkinson’s, ALS)
• Renal disease
• Liver disease
• Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS/HIV)

What Accord Hospice Care Covers
We not only provide all of the basic hospice and palliative care services required by law; we offer many additional services that standard hospices do not. Here are the benefits and services our patients could receive:

• Involvement of an Accord Hospice or Palliative Care Physician
• Unrestricted access to the therapies patients need
• Coordinated care with the patient’s physician
• Assistance navigating the health care system and Medicare/Medicaid certification
• 24-hour-a-day on-call support
• Pain management and control
• Psychological and spiritual support
• Family support and education
• Massage Therapy
• Music Therapy

Accord Hospice is Medicare and Medicaid certified, which means that our services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, military health plans and most private insurance companies.

  
   
     (847) 780 - 4594

Fax (847) 574-0440
                        
                info@accordhospice.com