Levels of Care
Routine Home Care - This is the most common level of hospice care. Routine home care includes, but is not limited to, nursing and home health aide services. Patients may receive Routine Hospice Care in their home or what they “call home”—in a long-term care or assisted living facility.
Respite Care is temporary care provided in a nursing home, hospice inpatient facility, or hospital given to a hospice patient by a caregiver so that a family member or friend who is the patient's caregiver can rest or take time off.
General Inpatient Care – This level of care is necessary when the patient is unable to be managed at home and hospitalization is required to control distressing symptoms. This level includes all care and services related to the terminal illness.
Hospice services include:
Routine Home Care - This is the most common level of hospice care. Routine home care includes, but is not limited to, nursing and home health aide services. Patients may receive Routine Hospice Care in their home or what they “call home”—in a long-term care or assisted living facility.
Respite Care is temporary care provided in a nursing home, hospice inpatient facility, or hospital given to a hospice patient by a caregiver so that a family member or friend who is the patient's caregiver can rest or take time off.
General Inpatient Care – This level of care is necessary when the patient is unable to be managed at home and hospitalization is required to control distressing symptoms. This level includes all care and services related to the terminal illness.
Hospice services include:
- 24 hour nursing service
- Wound Care
- Personal care aide
- Medical social services
- Counseling/pastoral care
- Bereavement services
- Physical and occupational therapy
- Dietary counseling and volunteer coordination
- Volunteer Services
- Medications and Equipment related to Diagnosis
- Pain Management
