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- Hospice Care - California Department of Aging
Formally speaking, hospice care is available to people with a life expectancy of six months or less Hospice care does not focus on treatments to cure the cause of the terminal illness, it seeks to keep the individual comfortable and make their remaining time as meaningful as possible
- What Services Does Hospice Provide? - Hospice Basics
Not sure what services hospice actually offers? Check out this article to learn more about the 7 basic services available to you
- What is Hospice? - Kaiser Permanente Northern California Hospice
Hospice provides palliative care, which is the management of symptoms It seeks to reduce suffering and pain, care for emotional needs, and provide comfort to enhance quality of life For many people, quality of life is being able to be at home during their last stage of life
- 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
- Hospice Care - Kaiser Permanente
Discusses hospice care, which includes medical, emotional, and spiritual care for people who are in the last stages of a serious illness Guides through decision to seek hospice care
- Frequently Asked Questions About Hospice Care
What is Hospice Care? Hospice care is a service for people with serious illnesses who choose not to get (or continue) treatment to cure or control their illness People may choose to enroll in hospice care if the treatment is unlikely to be effective or if continuing it has become too burdensome
- Hospice Care Services at Sutter Health
If you or a loved one need care during the final stages of life, our hospice services can help ease pain and suffering, cope with anticipatory grief and preserve your quality of life
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