Question 1

What is Hospice Care?

Accepted Answer

Hospice is comprehensive type of care for people with a terminal illness. Hospice is not a place, but rather a service that goes to the patient’s residence (in a home, a nursing facility, or an elderly care facility). Care is provided by the hospice team which includes doctors, nurses, home health aides, social workers, spiritual counselors, and volunteers who visit the patients periodically. The overall goal of hospice care is to ensure that the patients are comfortable and well supported.

Question 2

Does Hospice Provide Nursing Care 24 Hours a Day?

Accepted Answer

Hospice has nurses available to visit patients in emergency situations at all times. The hospice agency is available to patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If a patient meets the criteria for Continuous Care, the hospice may provide bed side nurses for up to 24 hours a day until the symptoms are managed and controlled.

Question 3

How Does Hospice Help?

Accepted Answer

Hospice helps by sending medical professionals on periodic visits to monitor changes in patients' conditions and addressing these changes. Hospice provides education and resources for family members and caregivers to better care for the hospice patient. Hospice is available 24 hours a day and only a phone call away. In emergency situations, a nurse can always be sent out right away.

Question 4

What Services Does Hospice Provide?

Accepted Answer

Hospice will provide its patients with all of the necessary medical equipment (hospital bed, wheel chair, oxygen machine, etc.), medical supplies (diapers, wipes, chux, etc.) and medications. Hospice will conveniently send these items to the patient’s home upon request

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