The Details
Serves patients of any age, at any stage of an advanced & life-threatening illness
What is Palliative Care
Private homes, nursing homes, assisted living facilities & hospitals
What are the places hospice serves patients
Hospice is only for people with cancer.
What is FALSE
Six months or less
What is the prognosis a patient has to be eligible for hospice
MD's, RN's, HHA's, volunteers, chaplains, etc.
What is the hospice team and palliative team
Hospice is about quality of life, not quantity
What is TRUE
Hospice goes where the patient goes
What is TRUE
13 months
What is the time the family gets follow up contact from the bereavement program
A form of care that seeks to improve patient comfort as they allow their illness to run its natural course.
What is Hospice Care
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression & Acceptance
What are the emotional stages of dying
Optimal comfort & symptom/pain management
What are the goals of hospice care
5 midnights every 30 days.
What is the length of time for respite care
The last of the senses to decrease
What is hearing
Comfort care after treatment towards a cure has been stopped
What is the major difference between palliative & hospice care
Provides comprehensive & coordinated pain & symptom management, care of emotional, spiritual needs, family support & assistance in making transitions between care settings with advance care planning
What is palliative care