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Your Rights & Responsibilities
As a home care patient, you have the right to be informed of your rights and responsibilities before the initiation of care/service. when a patient has been judged incompetent, the patient's family or guardian may exercise these rights as described below as they relate to:
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RESPECT AND CONFIDENTIALITY
you have the right:

1. To be treated with consideration, respect, and dignity, including the provision of privacy during care.

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FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF CARE
you have the right:

1. To be informed of the extent to which payment of the hospice services may be expected from Medicare, Medicaid, or any other payer.

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SELF DETERMINATION
you have the right:

1. To refuse all or part of your care/treatment to the extent permitted by law and to be informed of the expected consequences of said action.

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  • What would we have done without Gulf Coast Hospice during my Mother’s long fight with cancer! Everyone at every stage was wonderful, helpful, supportive, informative, attentive, comforting, and caring! I love you all.

6/15/2009

Kate

 

 

  • Gulf Coast Hospice is the best and I have told a lot of friends & family members about what great care we got with the service. Thank you. Thank you. Thank You.

4/25/2011

Becky

 

 

 

  • God sent sent angels in all who cared for my Mom. Everyone showed love and a special feeling for both my Mom and myself. Being 1100 miles away would not have allowed me to be constantly informed without Gulf Coast Hospice.

9/11/2010

Dot

 

 

  • Everyone at Gulf Coast was wonderful. They were so loving and kind to my Mom and were so supportive of me. I was always given the truth but it was done in a very compassionate way. Gulf Coast really helped make this whole time one of peace and hope. THANK YOU.

3/21/2010

Sue

 

 

  • The staff at Gulf Coast Hospice are like angels who step in and just take over with such care & love, and interest in the family. God made sure my Mom got the best of care thru these angels. God Bless & thank you!

12/7/2009

Dahlia

 

 

  • All of the GCH staff were amazing. Their courtesy, compassion, and continued support were truly blessings from above. It would have been much harder to make it through the rough experiences without them. The collective professionalism was exemplary and noteworthy.

11/17, 2009

Dale

 

From the moment I met Althea and her husband, I knew this was the transition I needed to provide additional care for my Mom. Gulf coast met every need, provided wonderful emotional support and responded quickly.

6/19/11
Mary

 

 

All the staff were extremely compassionate, caring and very understandable, and cordial. All the kind words completed me.

Thank You!!!

6/20/2011
May

 

 

Everyone at Gulf Coast was wonderful. You made a very difficult and stressful time bearable. Words can’t even express how grateful I am for everything everyone did.

3/17/2011
Sue