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2. Palliative care - Wikipedia

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   Palliative care (derived from the Latin root palliare, meaning "to cloak") is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses. [1]

3. End-of-life care - Wikipedia

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   A strong legal and structural framework for palliative care was established in the 1990s, which divided the country into areas of 30, where palliative care networks were responsible for coordinating palliative services. Home care was provided by palliative support teams, and each hospital and care home recognized to have a palliative support team.

4. Hospice care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Data from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization indicated that in 2008 58.3% of hospice agencies were independent, with 20.8% based in hospitals, 19.7% geared for home health care and 1.3% in conjunction with nursing homes. [57] In 2007, the mean number of patients being treated in hospice facilities on any given day was 90.2.

5. Health care at home - AOL

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   I cared for my father 24/7 in the last years of his life. A lot of that care happened through the hospital-at-home program. While he received high-quality care, the support provided to his primary ...

6. Palliative care changed my life. Here's what it is and how it ...

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7. Hospice - Wikipedia

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   According to the Global Atlas of Palliative Care at the End of Life, 78% of adults and 98% of children in need of palliative care at the end of life live in low and middle-income countries. Nevertheless, hospice and palliative care provision in Egypt is limited and sparsely available relative to the size of the population. [59]