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A hospital for the care of people with terminal illnesses. They specialise in pain control, making life as comfortable as possible.
a homelike facility to provide supportive care for terminally ill patients.
A facility or program designed to provide a caring environment for supplying the physical and emotional needs of the terminally ill.
A community organization of nurses, pharmacists and physicians that provides supportive care to meet the special needs of dying patients and their families. HTLV: See Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus
A homelike facility that provides supportive care for patients with terminal illnesses.
Hospice is a special way of caring for people who are terminally ill, and for their family. This care includes physical care and counseling. Hospice care is covered under Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance). Back to the Top
A medicaid program that provides treatment alternative for terminally ill persons. Hospice clients may remain at home or may live in a nursing facility. See: Scope of Care
A medical and psychosocial program designed to provide for and relieve the suffering of terminally ill people. ndemnity or Traditional Health Care Insurance Coverage for health care services is provided on a fee for service basis. These policies frequently include deductibles and co-insurance amounts, maximum benefit limitations per service or overall policy. Members can generally receive care from any provider at any location and time they wish. If the provider is non-participating with the insurance plan, then the member is usually responsible for obtaining authorizations, submitting claim forms and liable for any balances for covered services.
a philosophy and approach to care for individuals who are terminally ill. This care is palliative or comfort oriented and assists the family and individuals with their emotional, physical, social, and spiritual needs.
A residential health care facility that provides medical care and support services to terminally ill patients and counseling to their families.
A manner of providing care for terminally ill patients, either in their home or in special care facilities. Hospice care allows terminally ill individuals to live their final days in as natural and comfortable a setting as possible.
A residential or nonresidential program that provides care to persons who are dying, with the care provided not being directed at a cure of the individual but rather at lessening pain and other physical symptoms, with the provision of various kinds of support to the individual and the individual's family. Hospices are licensed by DHFS under ch. HSS 131 Adm. Codes.
A philosophy of care which addresses the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of children and adolescents with life-threatening conditions and their families.
A facility or service that provides care for the terminally ill patient and who provides support to the family. The care, primarily for pain control and symptom relief, can be provided in the home or in an inpatient setting.
An organization, staffed mainly by volunteers, dedicated to the care of the terminally ill who choose to die at home.
An organization which is primarily designed to provide pain relief, symptom management and supportive services for the terminally ill and their families. Hospice care is covered under Part A of Medicare.
Hospice is a special concept of care for the terminally ill patients and their families. Hospice services are provided by a specially trained team of professionals and volunteers. The team includes physicians, nurses, home health aids, social workers, bereavement coordinators, music therapists, spiritual care coordinators, volunteers and others who work within the community framework to address the needs of the patient and family. Hospice care supports the patient and family to help live as fully as possible, and continues assistance through the bereavement period.
A licensed, certified, or otherwise qualified facility or community-based program designed to provide services to terminally ill individuals.
Group that offers inpatient, outpatient, and home healthcare for terminally ill patients.
The philosophy and practice of caring for the dying.
A facility or program that is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by law, which provides supportive care of the terminally ill.
A health care program whose purpose is to provide care, compassion, and support for those patients in the final stages of illness and close to death.
An organization that helps dying patients and their families. Hospice programs help patients spend their last months at home instead of in a hospital or nursing home. Staff members help relieve pain, manage symptoms and offer counseling to patients and their families.
A Medicare-certified organization or agency that is primarily engaged in providing pain relief, symptom management and support services to terminally ill people and their families.
A special way of caring for people with terminal illnesses and their families by meeting the patient’s physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs, as well as the needs of the family. The goals of hospice are to keep the patient as comfortable as possible by relieving pain and other symptoms; to prepare for a death that follows the wishes and needs of the patient; and to reassure both the patient and family members by helping them to understand and manage what is happening.
An organization which provides emotional and nursing support for the terminally ill patient and their families.
Usually a combination of at-home and hospital care of the terminally ill that combines medical and social services. It is designed to help both the patient and the family. Hospice care emphasizes pain control, symptom management, and emotional support rather than life-sustaining equipment.
A program that provides care to terminally ill patients and their families. Of primary concern is control of pain and other symptoms that help keep the patient at home for as long as possible and on making the patient's remaining days as comfortable as possible.
A philosophy of care that addresses the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of adults and children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
A facility or service which provides supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families.
a hospital established primarily in order to provide hospitality for travellers and pilgrims
Facility or program designed to provide a centralized program of palliative and supportive services to dying persons and their families in the form of physical, psychological, social and spiritual care.
a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
a charitable establishment supported by the state, both a medical and a social institution
a facility that provides pain relief and other support services for terminally-ill people
a facility which enables the terminally ill to die with dignity
a house where people diagnosed with a terminal condition, like AIDS or cancer, go to live where they can feel at home yet be cared for in the way they require
an agency or organization that provides primarily pain relief, symptom management and supportive services to people with terminal illness
an agency that provides support services, pain relief, and counseling to terminally ill patients and their families
an approximation of the ideal situation of dying at home
an umbrella term for a range of services which provide specialist palliative care to those living with a life threatening illness
a philosophy of care for people dying, and it's a way of supporting the patient and supporting their families
a place, not unlike a hospital, where they send the terminally ill
a place outside the regular hospital environment where end-of-life care is provided to people who are in their final months or weeks of life and who need ongoing management of their symptoms
a place where care is given to patients who are dying
a place where terminally ill patients are treated and the emphasis is on pain and symptom management
a program designed to care for the dying and their special needs
a public agency or private organization that is primarily engaged in providing pain relief, and symptom management and support services to terminally ill patients and support services to their families
a public or private organization that provides care and services for terminally ill patients
a serene place that offers both patients as well as volunteers a chance to reflect and to learn from one another
a special concept of care designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families when a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure-oriented treatments
a special kind of care for dying people, their caregivers, and families
a program designed for caring for terminally ill patients and their families.
services for the terminally ill provided in the home, a hospital, or a long-term care facility. Includes home health services, volunteer support, grief counseling, and pain management.
A system of family-oriented care to assist a person with a long-term illness to be comfortable and maintain a satisfactory lifestyle through the last phases of dying. Hospice care often allows the person to remain at home, while receiving medical help, physical care and emotional assistance.
Refers to the care given to a terminally ill person or the benefit available to a terminally ill person.
An organization or agency that provides care for people with end-stage diseases, when no therapy can cure the cancer or put it into remission. Hospice services aim to provide comfort and support.
Care provided to terminally ill patients and their families that emphasizes emotional needs and coping with pain and death rather than cure.
an organization offering comfort care for the dying when medical treatment is no longer expected to cure the disease or prolong life. The term may also apply to an insurance benefit that pays the costs of comfort care (usually at home) for patients with a prognosis of six months or less.
A program which provides palliative and supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families, either directly or on a consulting basis with the patient's physician or another community agency. The whole family is considered the unit of care, and care extends through their period of mourning.
A form of palliative care that can take place in a hospice facility, in a hospital or at home. The focus is not on treating or curing a condition, but making the patient as comfortable as possible. Those in hospice care generally have a life expectancy of less than six months.
Program for care and counseling of the terminally ill, and counseling of their family during the period proceeding and after their death. Services include the emotional, physical, spiritual, psychological, financial and legal needs of both the patient and their family, either at a central facility or in the home, through a multi-team approach of professionals and volunteers.
Provides support and care for terminally ill individuals and their families.
An individual is considered to be terminally ill if the individual has a medical prognosis that his or her life expectancy is six months or less if the illness runs its normal course. In general, the services must be related to the palliation or management of the patient's terminal illness, symptom control, or to enable the individual to maintain activities of daily living and basic functional skills.
Hospice refers to programs that focus on quality of life for dying persons. Most hospice care is provided in the patient's own home. Bereavement follow-up services are offered to family members in the year after the death of their loved one.
A coordinated program of palliative and supportive care for individuals with terminal illness. An interdisciplinary team of professionals and volunteers provides services in the patientâ€(tm)s place of residence or in an inpatient setting during the illness and period of bereavement.
Specialized health care services that provide clinical and emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families.
Program for caring for terminally ill patients that focuses on providing comfort and improving quality of life.
a program of care for a patient whose life expectancy is six months or less. The purpose of hospice care is to keep the patient as comfortable as possible and to provide support for the patient's family. Qualified hospice care may be provided at an approved hospice facility, or in the home under the direction of a recognized hospice care program.
Medical treatment performed for a terminally ill patient, usually in the patient's home.
A special kind of care designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families in the final stages of a terminal illness. Hospice does not prolong life nor does it hasten death, it merely provides a specialized knowledge of medical care, psychological, emotional and spiritual support during the dying process.
A facility for terminally ill individuals that, under a physician's general supervision, provides (1) nursing care, (2) physical or occupational therapy, (3) medical social services, and (4) counseling.
A health care facility or program for individuals dying from terminal illnesses.
means a duly licensed program or facility providing care and support to terminally ill patients and their families.
A concept of supportive care to meet the special needs of patients and family during the terminal stages of illness. The care may be delivered in the home or hospital by a specially trained team of professionals.
A comprehensive program, which emphasizes comfort, measures rather than aggressive treatment for the dying patient and his family. Hospice care is reserved for persons who have any terminal illness and have a life expectancy of less than six months.
means a public agency or private organization or subdivision of either of these that is primarily engaged in providing care to terminally ill individuals and their families.
A Medicare-certified institution licensed by the State, that provides inpatient, outpatient, emergency, diagnostic and therapeutic services. The term “Hospital†does not include a convalescent nursing home, rest facility or facility for the aged that primarily provides custodial care, including training in routines of daily living.
literal meaning "a place of shelter." Today, hospice refers to supportive care of a terminally ill patient.
An organization that cares for seriously ill people, usually in their last six months of life. Care can be provided in a hospice facility or at home. Care focuses on minimizing pain and discomfort. Hospice addresses physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs.
Hospice care enhances the quality of life for the dying person and is often provided in the home by health professionals. Today there are many nursing facilities that also offer hospice services. Hospice care, typically for the last six months of life, emphasizes comfort measures and counseling to provide social, spiritual and physical support to the dying patient and his or her family.
A concept of psychosocial and supportive care designed to meet the special needs of patients and their families during the terminal stages of illness. The care is provided both in outpatient and inpatient settings.
Hospice is a special way of caring for a person with a terminal illness. A person is eligible to receive hospice care when he or she has a life expectancy of six months or less and choose comfort care, over treatment, to cure the illness. A team of physicians, nurses, counselors, therapists, social workers, aides and volunteers focus on the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their families.
Care for terminally ill patients, focusing on relief from pain and symptoms. Can be at home, in the hospital, or in a separate facility. Addresses emotional, social, financial, and spiritual needs of patients and their families.
A special care program for cancer victims and their families that provides comfort and support when life is near its end.
A coordinated program of at-home and hospital care for terminally ill patients, their family and friends that combines medical and social services. Hospice emphasizes pain control, symptom management, emotional support and end-of-life quality care rather than life-sustaining treatment.
A program that provides palliative (see below) care and attends to the emotional, spiritual, social, and financial needs of terminally ill patients at an inpatient facility or at the patient's home.
An agency that provides medical care and support services to terminally ill persons and their families.
a place where trained professionals, volunteers, and family members provide comfort and support to terminally ill seniors and their families. It neither prolongs life nor hastens death.
Comprehensive care for people who are terminally ill that includes pain management, counseling, respite care, prescription drugs, inpatient and outpatient services, and services for the terminally ill person's family.
A Provider licensed by the State of Louisiana that is primarily engaged in providing pain relief, symptom management and supportive services to terminally ill persons and their families.
Health care facility providing medical care and support services such as counseling to terminally ill persons.
This is specialized care to lessen the physical and emotional discomfort of the terminally ill. These services are offered to caregivers and families, as well. Hospice can be offered in the home setting or at a hospice home.
A program that offers support for dying persons to live as fully and comfortably as they can.
a hospital or an area of a hospital dedicated to treating people who are dying, often of a specific cause
an organization licensed by the state to care for terminally ill patients.
care - A program model for delivering palliative care to individuals who are in the final stages of terminal illness. In addition to providing palliative care and personal support to the patient, hospice includes support for the patient's family while the patient is dying, as well as support to the family during their bereavement.
An organization or entity that furnishes medical services and supplies only to patients who are considered to be terminally ill.
Program of care for persons whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. The goal is to have the patient live as fully and comfortably as possible, through the control of pain and other symptoms, psychological, social and spiritual support.
A supportive care system for terminally ill patients. Hospice care may be delivered in a hospice facility, or in patient's homes. Some plans cover hospice care; others do not.
A service to provide medical, nursing and emotional support for those with illnesses that cannot be cured, as well as advice and support for their families and carers. A hospice may well be a physical building - but there are also hospice at home services that provide care and support in the patients' own homes.
A special kind of care for people in the final phase of illness, their families and caregivers; the care may take place in the patient's home or in a homelike facility.
A service that provides in-home care or nursing care at a skilled nursing facility, as well as patient and family counseling, for the purpose of providing respite care for the terminally ill.
A team approach that provides care for the terminally ill in the form of pain and symptom management, and emotional and spiritual support for patient and family, either at home or in a health care facility.
A facility that specializes in the treatment of terminally ill people, typically providing the services of doctors and nurses to care for a patient and provide pain relief 24 hours a day.
A facility or program providing day care or supportand counseling services for the terminally ill.
services provided for dying people.
the program for caring for patients who are terminally ill. The focus of hospice care is not to cure the patient, but to improve the quality of life.
Specialized services for those patients with terminal illnesses usually provide in a individual’s home or a senior care facility. Services may include medical, pain management, counseling, social services, pain management and other emotional and spirtual support. Residential: Also referred to as a “Board and Care”, a residential facility is usually set up in a single-family home environment and licensed to provide assistance with medications, meals, and other daily activities such as bathing and dressing. Social activities are usually arranged, however, they differ from home to home. Check the “Activities” menu on the “Individual Site Page” to see what the home offers. Retirement: Multi unit senior housing development for independent living. Amenities such as meals, transportation, housekeeping and social activities are usually included for a monthly fee. Meals are typically served in a central dining area to help promote socialization.
A place for supportive care for the terminally ill patient that is based on a philosophy emphasizing the physical and emotional needs of the patient and family.
An organization or agency, certified by Medicare, that is primarily engaged in providing pain relief, symptom management, and supportive services to terminally ill people and their families.
A concept of psychological and supportive care that meets the special needs of patients and families during the terminal stages of illness.
An organization that primarily provides pain relief, symptom management, and support services for terminally ill patients and their families.
A type of hospital usually for people with little chance of recovery.
A facility which specializes in treating people who are terminally ill. The idea of the hospice is that a person who is terminally ill deserves to live out his or her life with respect and dignity, free of pain, in an environment that promotes the highest possible quality of life. Before the hospice was developed the vast majority of terminally ill people died in the hospital. One of the issues the hospice addresses is that terminal illness profoundly impacts not only the patient, but family and loved ones as well.
Supportive medical and social programs for terminally ill patients and families either at home or in facility.
A place that cares for terminally ill patients and their families.
an institution that provides a centralized program of palliative (alleviation of symptoms with cure of disease) and supportive services to dying persons and their families, in the form of physical, psychological, social and spiritual care; such services are provided by an interdisciplinary team of professionals and volunteers who are available at home and in specialized inpatient settings.
A method of care that provides supportive medical and social services for dying individuals and their families. Hospice service can be provided in the patient's home, a nursing home, hospital, a special hospice facility, or a combination of these.
A program that provides special care for people who are near the end of life and for their families, either at home, in freestanding facilities, or within hospitals.
Care for the terminally ill and supportive services for patients and their families.
Program that provides care for terminally ill patients and their families. Such services are provided to aged, disabled, sick, or convalescent people who do not need institutional care.
A facility, agency, or service that is certified by Medicare or is licensed, accredited, or approved by the proper regulatory authority and: Jointly with the attending physician establishes a program of hospice care services Arranges, coordinates, and/or provides hospice care services for terminally ill persons (life expectancy of six months or less as certified by the attending physician) Maintains records of hospice care services provided and bills for such services on a consolidated basis.
Care provided for the terminally ill that emphasizes comfort rather than aggressive treatment.
Support care for patients with less than 6 months life expectancy and their families to meet the special needs arising from the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social stresses experienced during the final stages of illness and bereavement.
Hospice/palliative care is provided to enhance the life of the dying person. Often provided in the home by health professionals, today there are many nursing facilities and acute care settings that also offer hospice services. Hospice care, typically offered in the last six months of life, emphasizes comfort measures and counseling to provide social, spiritual and physical support to the dying patient and his or her family.
Philosophy and approach to providing comfort and care at life’s end rather than heroic lifesaving measures.
A family-centered system of care that attempts to keep chronically ill and terminal patients as comfortable and active as possible.
means an organization which is staffed and equipped to: 1. provide care for persons who are terminally ill and do not require the full services of a Hospital or Extended Care Facility; 2. offer medical services under the direction of a Physician and a 24-hour professional nursing staff; 3. provide, directly or by arrangement, social, psychological or spiritual services; and 4. is licensed, certified or registered if such is required by the state in which the facility is located.
A hospice program is a centrally administered program of palliative and support services which provide psychological, social and spiritual care for dying persons and their families, focusing on pain and symptom control for the patient.
supportive care not to extend life, but to control symptoms and improve the quality of life of a patient in the end stages of their disease. Hospice care is usually provided in patient's home.
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Facility that provides short-term continuous care in a home-like setting for terminally ill people with a life expectancy of six months or less. Some health insurance plans cover hospice stay up to a certain limit with no deductible.
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A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass, as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard.
a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
a service that helps people die
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