Palliative Care, Hospice and Home Health Care Services Comparison

Palliative Care, Hospice and Home Health Comparison
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Focus of Care	Patients with serious illness Disease management Curative care	Patients with terminal illness Comfort care	Intermittent restorative treatment and rehabilitation
Philosophy and Goals	Supportive care between patient and their physician Symptom and pain management Advance care planning No homebound requirement	Pain control and symptom management Improve quality of life Meet patient’s final wishes No homebound requirement	Progressive treatment Rehabilitative Patient must be homebound
Physician	Primary Physician or Specialist Palliative Care Medical Director oversight	Primary Physician AND Hospice Physicians	Primary Physician or Specialist
Nursing/Aides	Nurse Navigator Limited Nurse Practitioner/Registered Nurse No Aide services	Unlimited Hospice Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse and Hospice Aide services Limited Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse and Hospice Aide services
Psychosocial	Limited volunteer support	Unlimited volunteer support	No volunteer support
Spiritual Care	Limited chaplain services	Unlimited chaplain services	No chaplain services
Bereavement	Bereavement services	Bereavement care provided prior to and up to 12 months after patient’s death	Bereavement services not provided
Medications	Covered by patient’s insurance or self pay	Provided and covered by Hospice	Covered by patient’s insurance or self pay
Durable Medical Equipment/Oxygen	Covered by patient’s insurance or self pay	Provided and covered by Hospice	Covered by patient’s insurance or self pay
Medical Supplies	Covered by patient’s insurance or self pay	Provided and covered by Hospice	Covered by patient’s insurance or self pay
Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapies	Covered by patient’s insurance or self pay	Provided and covered by Hospice	Covered by patient’s insurance or self pay
24/7 After Hours Support	24/7 Telephonic support	24/7 Telephonic support and visits by Hospice team	Not provided; normal business hours only
Respite Care	Respite care not available	Provided and covered by Hospice as often as needed by caregivers	Respite care not available