Amedisys Hospice Care

Amedisys Hospice Care in Newnan, Georgia provides specialized hospice care for patients with terminal illnesses. Rather than pursuing curative treatment, the service focuses on pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, and assistance for families and caregivers during end-of-life care.

The care team includes physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, bereavement counselors, hospice aides, and trained volunteers. Services encompass nursing care and medication management to ensure comfort, hospice aides for assistance with daily living activities, emotional support and counseling from social workers, and spiritual care from chaplains. The team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and develops personalized care plans based on each patient's goals and needs.

Amedisys offers specialized support for patients with dementia, focusing on pain management and creating a safe environment as the illness progresses, and for end-stage heart failure patients through symptom management and education to reduce hospitalizations. The program also participates in the We Honor Veterans initiative to address veterans' unique end-of-life needs.

Family support is a cornerstone of the service, including social work services, respite care, and bereavement counseling. After a loved one's death, families can receive up to one year of bereavement support and guidance from trained counselors, with both virtual and in-person support groups available.

Hospice services are typically covered at 100 percent by Medicare Part A, Medicaid in most states, and many private or managed care insurance plans. Covered services include paid medications, equipment, and supplies related to the terminal illness. The service area includes multiple counties in the region: Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, and Troup.