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2. 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]

3. Elderly care - Wikipedia

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   It encompasses assisted living, adult daycare, long-term care, nursing homes (often called residential care), hospice care, and home care. Elderly care emphasizes the social and personal requirements of senior citizens who wish to age with dignity while needing assistance with daily activities and with healthcare. Much elderly care is unpaid. [1]

4. Home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Home health care is different non-medical care, custodial care, or private-duty care which refers to assistance and services provided by persons who are not nurses, doctors, or other licensed medical personnel. For patients recovering from surgery or illness, home care may include rehabilitative therapies.

5. Hospice, Inc. - The Huffington Post

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   Comprehensive hospice inspections by state agencies, which average just under three years, are rare compared to inspections of other health care providers, a HuffPost analysis found. Nearly 400 hospices haven’t undergone a full certification inspection in more than six years .

6. Healthcare in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Hospice services for the terminally ill who are expected to live six months or less are most commonly subsidized by charities and government. Prenatal, family planning, and dysplasia clinics are government-funded obstetric and gynecologic specialty clinics respectively, and are usually staffed by nurse practitioners. Because of the robust ...

7. National Association for Home Care & Hospice - Wikipedia

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   [3] 2015 was the first year that more money was spent on home care in the USA than nursing home care. [4] It produced a report in 2018 on problems of data sharing and interoperability in the hospice sector. Members work with an average of 396 referral sources, many using different communications systems.