Hospice is specialized care you may receive when your prognosis is measured in months instead of years, and comfort is the primary goal.
Hospice can help you prepare physically, emotionally and spiritually as you near the end of life. The aim of hospice is to allow people to maintain control over their lives, live with comfort and dignity, and feel supported as they prepare for death in their own way.
Hospice providers have expertise in managing symptoms, so you can feel comfortable and spend your final days in ways that are important to you.
You and your family are surrounded with an extra layer of support from hospice nurses, social workers, chaplains, home health aides, physicians, volunteers and bereavement counselors.
As we all know, there are fours levels of Hospice Care;
* Your hospice team will determine the most appropriate level of care for you. This level may change as your needs change.
Healthcare providers use Medicare guidelines to determine eligibility for hospice care.
According to Medicare, you’re eligible for hospice if your life expectancy is six months or less if your illness were to run its natural course.
Providers recommend hospice when treatments to cure your condition are no longer beneficial, and providers don’t expect your condition to improve.
Traditionally, care for older adults has been the responsibility of family members and was provided within the extended family home. Increasingly in modern societies, care is now provided by state or charitable institutions.
The reasons for this change include shrinking families, longer life expectancy and geographical dispersion of families.
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