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• Does the home provide rehabilitation therapy?
• Does the home participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs?
Hospice Care—Hospice care is an option for patients who are termi- nally ill and are no longer responding to cure-oriented treatments. This type of care focuses on providing comfort, spiritual counseling, and physical and social support to the patient and his or her family dur- ing the final days. Hospice care can be provided in a hospice facility, a nursing home, or at the patient's home, which is where over 90% of hospice care is provided.
The goal of hospice care is to make the patient's final days as pain free and dignified as possible. Trained hospice staff and volunteers have the skills and resources to provide support to the patient on all aspects of the disease, with a special emphasis on controlling the pain and discomfort.
Let’s Review
Briefly explain the purpose of each of the following types of care for the elderly and check your answers against the explanations you just read:
1. In-Home Care: ________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
2. Adult Daycare ________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
3. Resident Care Facilities __________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
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