Hospice Care – Quality Care During End Of Life
When your loved one is suffering from a terminal illness and the treatment meant to slow down or treat the disease is no longer working, the doctor can make a referral for hospice care.
Hospice care can be provided in any setting. It aims at providing comprehensive comfort care to the patient while helping the family members along the way.
When should Hospice Care Starts?
Hospice care is recommended when the patient is no longer responding to the medical treatment.
Hospice care does not mean giving up, rather it:
Improve the patient’s quality of life
Help the family make the best of each day
Gives enough time to the patient to do what he loves