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Hospice care is end-of-life care provided by health professionals and volunteers. They give medical, psychological and spiritual support. The goal of the care is to help people who are dying have peace, comfort and dignity. The caregivers try to control pain and other symptoms so a person can remain as alert and comfortable as possible. Hospice programs also provide services to support a patient's family.
Usually, a hospice patient is expected to live 6 months or less. Hospice care can take place
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RM Sovich Architecture - Baltimore architects and interior designers specializing in senior centers, assisted living, skilled nursing care, hospice care and independent living apartments.
accreditinfo.com - Provides advice and news on requirements of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and other accreditors for hospitals and networks, long-term care, ambulatory, home care, hospices, and home medical equipment providers. Links to books, newsletters, videoconference, and related resources.
Compliance Review Services, Inc. - Provides consulting services to assist home health, hospice, and pediatric nursing organizations achieve compliance and improve quality of care.
Caduceus Management - Provides consulting assistance to hospitals, academic medical centers, physician practices, managed care organizations, home health and hospice programs, long-term care facilities and the pharmaceutical industry; services include financial and strategic management, performance improvement, and interim management.
L.M.Cantone & Associates - Provides national home care, hospice and legal nurse consulting, interim management, and health care training services.
HIPAA Home Care Resource Center - Helping home care and hospice providers comply with HIPAA regulations.
AidsTakeCare - Details about this international welfare organization, that fights against HIV/AIDS and finances orphanages, hospices, health-care workers and educational tolls. Also information about the disease.
The New York City Hospice and Supportive Care AIDS Initiative - An association of hospice organizations throughout NYC which offer in home, as well as institutional, care to the terminally ill.
Children's Hospice International - Provides a network of support and care for children with life-threatening conditions and their families. Membership information, publications, guidelines for how to tell children and discussion board.
Hospice Care Ring - A place for hospice workers, caregivers, and people who know first hand about grief and healing to come together to share ideas, and help each other.