Home hospice programs offer an on-call nurse that answers phone calls day and night, makes home visits, or sends out the team member you may require between planned visits to meet 24-hour requirements or crises. Medicare-certified hospices must provide nursing, pharmacy, and doctor services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. However other services may be limited by contract or need. Some hospices have a no-call policy for their staff to avoid distractions from daily life. Hospice does not provide all-night care but they do provide a full range of medical services including physical and occupational therapy, social work counseling, nutritional counseling, pharmacists who fill prescriptions, and spiritual counselors. Many hospices also include pastoral services such as prayer groups and music lessons. Some home health agencies partner with hospices to provide some of these services directly to clients while others retain independent status. In either case, the client is not transferred to another agency but receives care from different providers within the same organization. Hospice care is tailored to each person's needs. A trained professional will work with you and your family to decide what kind of care you would like to receive. This may include pain management, physical therapy, psychiatric counseling, or other services designed to improve your quality of life near the end of life. Because there is no cure for cancer, hospice focuses on providing comfort and control over symptoms at the end of life.