- Skilled nursing services
- Volunteer services
- Physician services
- Medications for comfort and symptom control
- Medical equipment and supplies
- Skilled therapy (for example, physical or speech therapy)
- Hospice aide and homemaker services (bathing, housekeeping, time off for caregivers)
- Social Worker services (finding resources, helping family cope)
- Spiritual counseling
- Nutritional counseling
- Bereavement support for the family
Medicare also provides other unique levels of hospice care, as well:
- Respite Care: relief for the care giver for up to five days, with care provided in a local Skilled Nursing Facility.
- Continuous Care: during a patient’s medical crisis, care may be provided for up to 24 hours a day until crisis symptoms are under control.
If you qualify for Medicare, you have already paid for this coverage! For you, hospice care is usually covered 100%. If you have insurance coverage other than Medicare, we would be happy to check your coverage for you.