The intent of the contract is to specify coordination of care between the nursing home and the hospice so that no confusion is created for patient or family. Yolo Hospice has formal contracts with the nursing homes listed below. Medicare also requires hospice programs to have specific contracts with companies that provide medical equipment, medical supplies, and intravenous drugs. These companies must be used for Medicare and MediCal hospice patients when hospice is authorizing and paying for the services under the physician-approved Plan of Care. These companies are also listed below.
Hospices provide and pay for medical needs related only to a single life-threatening illness.
For patients with more than one illness, medical needs for the additional health problems are paid for through usual nonhospice channels.