Hospice of Lake Cumberland

Hospice of Lake Cumberland enhances quality of life and creates opportunity for meaning and dignity by providing care and support for those affected by life-limiting illness.

What is Hospice?
Hospice is a special kind of caring for people with life-limiting illness and their families. Hospice services are available to
persons who can no longer benefit from curative treatment and need symptom management to improve quality of life.

Hospice care includes:
Home visits by Hospice team members including nurses, aides, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers; medications, medical equipment and supplies; medical social services; spiritual care; continuous care during periods of crisis; 24 hour a day on-call assistance; emotional support and counseling; and physical
comfort through pain and symptom management.

Jean Waddle Care Center
Hospice of Lake Cumberland Jean Waddle Care Center is a short-term inpatient hospice facility that provides all of the hospice benefits plus the advantage of being in a facility that has 24/7 hospice staff and a home-like feel. The facility is designed to help patients that need additional support, including symptom control; relief to the caregiver; or possibly fulfilling the patient’s wish to not die at home. The inpatient unit is located on level 4R at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, 350 Hospital Way,
Somerset, KY 42503
Bereavement support offers help in coping with the loss of a loved one. Hospice is committed to helping people who are grieving. Hospice of Lake Cumberland staff is available to help in whatever way that families are most comfortable- by phone, in person or even by email. Hospice of Lake Cumberland provides reading materials, grief education, support meetings and even holiday support for 13 months after the death. Children grief groups and Camp Promise are also available to children who have lost a loved one.

Should YOU call Hospice?

1). Do you need assistance with daily activities?
2). Do you spend most of the day in bed or in a chair?
3). Are the treatments for your disease no longer effective?
4). Has your doctor told you your life expectancy is limited?
5). Are you experiencing unpleasant and uncontrolled
pain, nausea, shortness of breath or anxiety?
6). Have you made frequent trips to the hospital or
doctor’s office in the last six months?
7). Have you unexpectedly lost weight in the last six months?
8). Are your family members overwhelmed and unsure
they are providing you with the best possible care?

If you can answer YES to more than two of the questions
above, perhaps it is time to consult with
Hospice of Lake Cumberland
by calling (606) 679-4389 or (800) 937-9596