Hospice
Hospice care is available to those diagnosed with a terminal illness in the end stages of life. Hospice provides a form of palliative care that is intended to maintain comfort and symptom management once curative treatment has ended. A team oriented care approach ensures the goal of maintaining a patient’s dignity and pain relief at end-of-life. Hospice care is available in a variety of care settings, including the home. Additionally, ongoing emotional, spiritual, and bereavement support is provided for family caregivers.
Hospice Articles
Hospice Care for Dementia: When Is It Time?
The slow and unpredictable progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias often makes it tricky for families and even doctors to determine when to bring in hospice. Use these guidelines to decide if a loved one is a candidate for end-of-life care.
19 CommentsWhat Is Palliative Care and How Does It Differ From Hospice?
While there are many similarities between hospice and palliative care, the latter is an important part of managing symptoms in seriously ill patients at any stage in their disease progression.
18 CommentsDoes Medicare Pay for Hospice Care?
The Medicare hospice benefit provides comfort care for patients who are facing the end of life. Original Medicare will cover hospice services for terminally ill seniors (and their family members) if they meet eligibility requirements.
18 CommentsWhy Caregivers Shouldn't Feel Guilty About Calling Hospice
Calling in hospice for the care of an elderly parent or other a loved one means you need to come to terms, on all levels, with the idea that this person is dying.
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Hospice Questions
Took my mom to respite care and she took a bad decline. I'm feeling so guilty. Has anyone had this happen after taking a loved one to respite?
36 AnswersChirsM Replied 10 hours agoWhat happens if someone dies while in hospice?
5 AnswersCover999 Replied Sep 29, 2022Hospice has been ordered for my 93-year-old mother suffering with dementia, residing in a memory care facility. What should I expect?
17 AnswersCover999 Replied Sep 28, 2022When does hospice come in?
1 AnswerBarbBrooklyn Answered Sep 28, 2022
Hospice Discussions
Hospice overdoses morphine/antipsychotic drugs
29 CommentsBecky04469 Commented Aug 19, 2022Facing the Loss of A Husband or Loved One.
4 Commentsfunkygrandma59 Commented Jul 29, 2022Update: Am I wrong to say I need surgery to get out of this madhouse?
4 CommentsJoAnn29 Commented Jun 19, 2022Update on my mother.
9 Commentsgraygrammie Commented Jun 10, 2022
