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2. Hospice - Wikipedia

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   A Hospice House in Missouri. Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering.

3. Hospice care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Transfer of hospice: Transfer of hospice does not involve a discharge from hospice in general, but a discharge from the current hospice provider to another one. [87] Discharge for cause: Occasionally a hospice will be unable to provide care to a patient, either due to philosophical differences with the patient or due to a safety issue.

4. 5 Things You Need to Know When a Loved One Enters Hospice Care

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   When patients elect to enter hospice care, there is an acceptance of death. ... Hospice care does not mean that the patient is giving up or has lost hope. It is more a redefinition of hope and a ...

5. Palliative care - Wikipedia

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   Over 40% of all dying patients in the United States currently undergo hospice care. [19] Most of the hospice care occurs at a home environment during the last weeks/months of their lives. Of those patients, 86.6% believe their care is "excellent". [19] Hospice's philosophy is that death is a part of life, so it is personal and unique.

6. I’m a hospice nurse. These are the top things people get ...

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   A hospice nurse shares common misconceptions and myths about death after seeing a lot of people die. She also shares what people often see before they die.

7. Jimmy Carter has opted for home hospice care. Here's what ...

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   Hospice is technically if you have a life expectancy of six months or less, but in the U.S., hospice stays are on average about three weeks. And I think that’s unfortunate, because it speaks to ...