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HOSPICE LEVEL OF CARE

ROUTINE HOME CARE: provided in your home but has established contractual relationships with long-term care facilities and nursing homes, assisted living facilities and residential care facilities for the elderly board and care.

CONTINOUS CARE (Intensive Comfort Care): shifts of hospice staff are provided for a brief period to help patient remain at home through a difficult time rather than transferring the patient to the hospital.

IN PATIENT UNIT: special arrangements with hospitals and other facilities where patients may receive necessary and appropriate inpatient care to address the needs beyond what  can be safely managed in the home.

RESPITE CARE: limited to five consecutive days to provide brief respite to the primary caregiver by admitting the patient to a skilled nursing facility or an institutional setting.

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