Hospice is not a place to stay, like a hospital or nursing home..
What
Hospice Is ...
Hospice is a way of providing
care for a person who is terminally ill.
Hospice is not
a "death bed" service for people in
their last 48 hours of life.
Hospice
is a program that focuses on quality of life. It
is most helpful during the final six months of
life expectancy.
Hospice is not
a place to send dying people so they won't have
to know what is happening to them.
Hospice
believes in the right of people to know accuracy
and honestly what is happening to them so they
can choose how they want to spend the remaining
amount of time in the most purposeful and meaningful
way.
Hospice is not
just for cancer patients.
Hospice
is for people who have any terminal illness-- not
just cancer.
Hospice is not
a resignation to hopelessness and helplessness.
Hospice
is a way to deal realistically with a fatal disease.
It offers the hope of dignity and comfort.
Hospice is not
a substitute for the family or the family's care.
Hospice
is a family-oriented program that helps familes
or friends to care for their loved one in the home.
Hospice is not
expensive.
Hospice
is covered by Medicare and many other insurance
providers. No patient is ever denied care if he
or she is unable to pay.
Hospice is not euthanasia.
Hospice
neither hastens nor prolongs death. Hospice allows
nature to take its course.
