Hospice Care Summary Hospice care is end-of-life care. A team of health care professionals and volunteers provides it. They give medical, psychological, and spiritual support. The goal of the care is to help people who are dying have peace, comfort, and dignity. The caregivers try to control pain and other symptoms so a person can remain as alert and comfortable as possible. Hospice programs also provide services to support a patient’s family. Usually, a hospice patient is expected to live 6 months or less. Hospice care can take place At home At a hospice center In a hospital In a skilled nursing facility NIH: National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute Related Issues Artificial Nutrition (Food) and Hydration (Fluids) at the End of Life National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Helping You Choose Quality Hospice Care Joint Commission If You or Someone You Love is Very Ill…Ask Tough Questions National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Offering Spiritual Support for Family or Friends National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Palliative Care Questions and Answers (Hospice Care Comparison) National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Hospice Care National Institutes of Health Specifics Dementia Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Final Days Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Start Here End of Life (Caring for a Dying Loved One) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research End of Life (Hospice Care) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research End of Life (Supporting a Terminally Ill Loved One) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Finding Care at the End of Life National Institute on Aging Hospice Care Administration on Aging Hospice Care National Cancer Institute Hospice Care American Cancer Society Hospice Care American Academy of Family Physicians Hospice Care Administration for Community Living Children End-of-Life Care for Children with Terminal Illness (For Parents) Nemours Foundation NIH MedlinePlus Magazine Enhance End-of-Life Care Statistics and Research FastStats: Hospice Care National Center for Health Statistics Home Health Care and Discharged Hospice Care Patients: United States, 2000 and 2007 National Center for Health Statistics Hospice Care in America National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Find an Expert Find a Hospice or Palliative Care Provider National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Hospice Directory – Hospice Foundation of America Hospice Foundation of America Locate a Hospice Hospice Foundation of America National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Reference Desk Glossary Center to Advance Palliative Care Array Hospice care Journal Articles Hospice Care Latest News How Much Time Is Left? Doctors, Loved Ones Often Disagree HealthDay
