Hospice care became a recognized benefit under Medicare in 1983, and approximately 90% of all hospice programs are Medicare certified. As 28% of all Medicare costs go to persons in their last year of life, and 50% of such costs are expended during the last 2 months of life, (more…)

It doesn’t matter when the grief process begins. Whether you begin feeling the symptoms of grief after the loss of a loved one or even before, the process is a long and difficult one. Taking weeks and sometimes months the grieving process itself varies in terms of intensity and length and is different for each person in each culture. When grief strikes it’s important to know that you have resources available to you and your family to help you deal with your grief and hospice facilities can offer that. You and your family deserve that peace of mind. (more…)

Hospice is a philosophy of caring for dying patients and their families while emphasizing quality of life. Care is provided by an interdisciplinary team to meet the patient’s and family’s needs throughout the dying process as well as after death. Bereavement care is a key component of hospice, setting it apart from other forms of institutional care provided to dying persons. (more…)