Hospice
Create a Care Plan
Hospice care is based on a team concept in which care is coordinated among doctors, nurses, home health aides, social workers, clergy or other bereavement counselors, therapists, nutritional counselors, volunteers, and a family member or primary caregiver. Hospice care begins when the patient, primary caregiver, or health care surrogate visit with the hospice admission team. They then create a specific plan of care and schedule subsequent visits by the nurse, social worker, and others.
It is essential that the patient and family members are involved in setting up the type and plan of care, so that patients can have more control over their lives and more fitting care in the final days. It is also important to find a hospice provider the patient and family can work with, and one that will provide the patient with comfort and respect — important reasons to carefully screen the hospice care agency.
