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> For this reason, dying at home is often unattainable for many... Currently, Medicare only covers an average of two hours per day, five days a week, of home he
by mnw21cam 4y ago
> For this reason, dying at home is often unattainable for many... Currently, Medicare only covers an average of two hours per day, five days a week, of home health aide coverage for a patient in hospice care.
This article left me fairly confused. Why is the author talking about dying at home and in a hospice interchangeably?
- mikeyouse 4y agoMany hospice services are provided at patients’ homes. Hospice is end of life care, it doesn’t require a medical facility in most cases. A “hospice nurse” will do rounds to ensure everything is okay but for fairly stable patients, the bulk of the time/energy is provided by the family.