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Hospice
care also supports the family and loved ones of the patient
through a variety of services, enhancing the value of
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Hospice Benefits
Patients who choose hospice care receive
a full scope of non-curative medical and support services
for their terminal illness.
Hospices provides for
- Physician services
- Nursing care
- Medical appliances and supplies
- Drugs for symptom management and pain
relief
- Short-term inpatient and respite care
- Homemaker and home health aide services
- Counseling
- Social work service
- Spiritual care
- Volunteer participation
- Bereavement services
- Physical therapy, occupational therapy,
and speech/language pathology services
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