The emphasis is on providing comfort and care in one's home whenever possible.
Hospice care focuses on the person's emotional, social, physical and spiritual needs.
A team, composed of physicians, social workers, nurses, therapists, home health aides, clergy and volunteers, works together to provide care. All hospice programs in Minnesota must be licensed. Medicare pays the hospice program directly for your care. You are responsible for a portion of the cost of inpatient respite care and outpatient drugs for pain relief and symptom management. The Minnesota Hospice Organization, an association of hospice programs, provides consumer information.