Hospice Care
Synonyms
Bereavement Care
Care, Bereavement
Care, Hospice
Hospice Program
Hospice Programs
Program, Hospice
Programs, Hospice
Specialized health care, supportive in nature, provided to a dying person. A holistic approach is often taken, providing patients and their families with legal, financial, emotional, or spiritual counseling in addition to meeting patients' immediate physical needs. Care may be provided in the home, in the hospital, in specialized facilities (HOSPICES), or in specially designated areas of long-term care facilities. The concept also includes bereavement care for the family. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)