They also address the family anxieties and treat the emotional focus of the patient prior to the onset of medical acuity. Chaplain services are available if the patient or family request spiritual support. Family members can receive counseling up to one year following the patient's death in order to bring the family back to the mainstream of daily living and to prevent grief related illnesses. Home health aides. Home health aides provide personal care for the patient.
Homemakers help with household chores, shop for and sit with the patient.
Hospice coordinates additional in-home support services as needed. The attending physician is the physician designated by the patient to have the most significant role in his or her care. Medications, laboratory tests, and other non-physician services required for the management of the terminal illness are paid for by the hospice program through the hospice benefit. Attending physicians can bill for care plan oversight for hospice patients. Payment is available for one physician per month for oversight supervision involving 30 or minutes of the physician's time per month.