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- Hospice - Wikipedia
Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering
- What Are Palliative Care and Hospice Care? - National Institute on Aging
Hospice care is a specific type of palliative care that is provided in the final weeks or months of life Although these two forms of care are similar in some ways, they can differ as to when and where care is received, and which treatment options are available
- What is hospice? - Hospice Foundation of America
Hospice is medical care for people who are expected to live six months or less It is provided primarily where a person lives — at home or in a nursing home or community living arrangement — so the patient can be near family, friends, pets, and valued possessions
- What is hospice care? Everything you need to know
Hospice care is for people who are in the final stages of an incurable illness The aim is to ensure they are comfortable, and able to live their last days as fully as possible Hospice care
- What Is Hospice Care? - American Cancer Society
Hospice treats the person and symptoms of cancer, rather than treating the cancer itself It does not try to postpone death or make it happen more quickly A team of health care professionals work together to manage symptoms, distress, and spiritual issues
- National Hospice Locator | Hospice Analytics
Find hospices by typing a city into the seach box Wait for the drop down box to appear, and click on your location Then, click on a hospice pin (on the map) or name (in the list below the map) for detailed information about that hospice
- What Is Hospice Care? - Cleveland Clinic
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
- What Is Hospice Care? - Healthline
Hospice provides pain and other symptom relief, as well as emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual help to support you and your family There are four types, or levels, of hospice care: Routine
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