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Hospice
* Most hospices accept patients receiving palliative care which is care given for comfort
  - employ social workers who focus on both welfare and psychological care
  - have medical staff available to help patients who have no physician
* Some hospices are nonprofit charitable organizations which are dedicated to that charitable mission
  - offer teams of therapists to provide bereavement counseling for family members
* Some hospices provide both home care and inpatient care
  - radiation and chemotherapy for their patients.
  * A 'hospice' type of medical treatment that helps take care of people who are very sick and have an illness that they will not be able to heal from. People who stay in hospices are expected to die soon, but sometimes they get better. Hospices are different from other medicinal treatments because they mostly try to make people feel better instead of trying to cure them. Hospice tries to allow people to die with as little pain as possible
* addresses emotional, spiritual, and social needs in addition to physical needs
  - the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of people at the end of life
* affirms life and regards dying as a normal, natural process
  - life, and regards dying as a normal process
* allows patients to live as normal, comfortable and as full a life as possible until death
  - people to die with dignity, as free from pain as possible
  - the patient to live at home and stay as active as possible
* also provide caring services for the whole family.
* are also part of the out-patienting of affected people
  - housing
  - places which specialise in the care of people living and dying with cancer
  - smaller and quieter than hospitals, and often work at a gentler pace
* assists people in achieving comfort and fulfillment in the final period of life.
* can also insure a pain-free illness and a comfortable death
  - make illness and death much easier for the patient and the family
  - provide comfort, dignity and quality of life during an incredibly difficult time
* care for about half of all cancer deaths in America
  - people with terminal illness
* care neither prolongs life nor hastens death
  - nor shortens life
* considers death to be a natural part of the life cycle
  - itself the preferred alternative to physician-assisted suicide
* considers the patient and family to be the unit of care
  - loved ones as the unit of care
* covers all services, medications and equipment related to the terminal illness.
* educates families that dying normal part of life.
* enriches lives by providing comfort, dignity and support in their environment of choice.
* exist where cows spend their last days in comfort and security.
* help patients live with dignity and comfort until the last moment of life
  - reduce the physical and emotional pain of dying
  - the doctor to differentiate between drug dependence and addiction
* helps patients reclaim the spirit of life
  - people to live - awake and aware and as comfortable as possible
  - to make a pet s death a kinder, more intimate experience for both pets and owners
* is by definition for the dying
* literally means a place of rest or shelter.
* offer care for the terminally ill and their families
  - physical and emotional care for the terminally ill
* offers care to residents of long-term care facilities who are facing a terminal illness.
* provide a vital service for people with a terminal or life-threatening illness
  - and pay for medical needs related only to a single life-threatening illness
  - comfort, counseling and relief from pain, rather than curative care
  - psychological and social support to clients and their caregivers
* provides care and support for people with terminal illness
  - comfort care, education, and support for families facing incurable illnesses
  - compassionate care and support to the terminally ill and their families
  - emotional and spiritual support and preparation for the natural process of dying
  - home care to the terminally ill and their families
  - life-affirming care that focuses on the positive aspects of living
  - loving support for people in the final phases of a life-threatening illness
  - pain management and care of the whole person without hastening death
  - palliative care for terminally ill patients at home as well as in nursing homes
  - transitional time for patients, and especially families, to adapt
* recognizes dying as a normal process.
* seeks to ease the pain and suffering associated with the illness.
* strives to relieve pain without impairing the patient's alertness.
* usually provide supportive care in a homelike setting designed for the terminally ill.
* views the patient and family as a unit of care.
* works with nursing homes.