Frequently Asked Questions
Hospice is a health care system of interdisciplinary services provided to patients and families during the final life cycle. It is a benefit program designed to assist with the special needs of patients and their loved ones when the patient is diagnosed with life-limiting illness with poor prognosis for which they elect comfort and palliative care.
Hospice care is often provided in the familiar environment of one’s home and where loved ones are near. It can also be provided in nursing homes, board and care, assisted living facilities or wherever patients reside. Hospice professionals provide medical and nursing care, emotional and spiritual support to the patient and family. Hospice also supports the patient’s family/loved one’s bereavement period up to fifteen months. It is the patient’s choice and by consent, then decides where Hospice care can be provided for them.
The general methods of payment are:
- Medicare-Part A
- Medi-Cal
- Private insurance
- Private pay
