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.
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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.
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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.
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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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