Once the appropriate papers are signed and admissions orders received, the patient is officially admitted to hospice care. The hospice team communicates with the patient’s physician and the hospice physician to discuss medical history, current physical symptoms and life expectancy.
1. The team’s chaplain and social worker visit to add emotional, psychosocial and spiritual assessments to the plan of care
2. Regular visits by individual members of the team are scheduled
3. Any necessary home medical equipment is delivered
4. Any necessary medications are delivered
5. You receive information to help you manage the patient’s symptoms, even as they change, and to contact the hospice team if you have a question or need to schedule a visit