Hospice provides compassionate care, honoring each person's right to live their final months in comfort and with the respect and dignity that's deserved.
Hospice care typically begins with a referral from a healthcare provider when an individual is expected to have six months or less to live. When medical treatments become more burdensome than beneficial, hospice delivers specialized care focused on maximizing time with loved ones.
Through symptom control, pain management, integrative therapies, healthcare advocacy, and caregiver support, hospice provides a distinctive program that benefits everyone involved.
Wherever you reside, we bring hospice to you.
There is a common misconception that hospice is only for the final days of life or that choosing it hastens death.
In truth, hospice is about increasing comfort and quality of life.
Patients can receive care for months - even extending beyond six months - depending upon their condition(s).
Hospice emphasizes symptom management while offering emotional and spiritual support.
Starting hospice care early allows families to receive comprehensive support for a longer period, offering more opportunities to create meaningful memories together.
Eligibility: To be eligible for the hospice benefit, a person must be certified by a medical provider as having a life expectancy of six months or less if the illness follows its natural course.
Covered Services: The hospice benefit provides a wide range of services, including medical care, spiritual, emotional, social, and volunteer support, medications related to the terminal illness, medical equipment, and supplies.
Care Settings: Hospice care can be provided in a variety of locations, wherever the person calls home.
Patient Choice: Beneficiaries have the right to choose hospice care and can also decide to stop hospice services if they wish to pursue alternative treatment.
Coverage for Other Treatments: While receiving hospice care, beneficiaries continue to receive coverage for treatments related to conditions other than terminal illness through their regular medical benefits.
Cost: Under Medicare hospice benefit, patients typically pay little to no out-of-pocket expenses for hospice services. Private insurance costs may vary depending on plan coverage.
