Comfort-focused care for people with a serious illness — at home, in a facility, or in a dedicated hospice center.
Hospice focuses on comfort and quality of life when curative treatment is no longer the goal, typically when a doctor certifies a life expectancy of six months or less. A team of nurses, aides, social workers, and chaplains supports both the patient and the family, most often wherever the patient lives.
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No. Hospice means shifting the goal to comfort and time with family. Studies show many hospice patients live as long or longer than similar patients pursuing aggressive treatment — and you can leave hospice at any time.
Most hospice care is delivered wherever the patient lives — a private home, assisted living, or nursing home. Some providers also run inpatient hospice centers for short-term intensive symptom care.
Often within a day or two of a doctor's referral. You can also contact a hospice directly and they will coordinate the required certification with your doctor.
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