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- Hospice care is provided to terminally ill individuals and their families. The focus of hospice is care, not cure.
- Hospice is a program to provide supportive care services, including physical, psychological, social and spiritual care for people who are dying, their families and loved ones.
- Most hospice care services are available both in the home and in-patient settings.
- Hospice home care can be provided either on a part-time, intermittent, regularly scheduled or on an around the clock basis.
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- In the US, hospice patients have received a diagnosis of terminal illness and generally have less than six months to live.
- According to the Hospice Foundation of America, there are over 3000 hospices in the US with approximately two thirds of hospice patients who are over the age of 65.
- Hospice care is covered under Medicare and is funded by Medicaid in at least 36 states.
- Hospice programs do not and cannot expect patients to be accepting of their dying; however, it is hoped that the patients and families will learn to trust and benefit from the hospice care team.
- Contact Me and My Caregivers to learn more - 800-530-9129
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Me and My Caregivers is an online communications hub for caregivers and the care giving team to communicate and access important information about the care receiver including medications, emergency information, a calendar system for appointments and events, personal information, respite care information and much more.
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