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Hospice Services
Services are provided by a coordinated team that draws upon many different kinds of professionals who provide medical care and support services.
The team also ensures that services and resources are available and provided when needed, without the family having to locate and arrange for them. When staying at home, family and friends are encouraged to participate in the patient's care as much as possible. When someone doesn't have family who can serve as caregivers, the team may be able to help identify friends and people in the community who volunteer to help. The hospice team remains available for help and support to the patient and family.
Specific Services include:
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**Your personal physician is a welcome part of the hospice team and may continue to bill for professional services.
Additional Services
- Bereavement counseling and support is provided to the family for up to 13 months or longer, if needed, after the death of their loved one.
- All medications related to the terminal diagnosis.
- Medical supplies and appliances related to the terminal illness.
- Patient and family education (i.e. the team teaches the family caregivers how to provide care.)
- Short-term inpatient care, including respite care.
- Other services as required, including: physical, occupational, dietary and speech-language therapy.
What's not included
Hospice insurers, including Medicare, don't pay for round-the-clock home nursing. In addition, experimental treatments, clinical trials or other medical services aimed at curing the disease are not covered. Funeral services are also not covered by hospice.
