Hospice Care: a Positive Choice

This video is a discussion for patients, friends and family of what a hospice means. It emphasizes that a hospice is more of a concept than a place: when a medical cure is not available it shifts medical attention to a plan of care that stresses quality of life.

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This video provides an explanation to patients, family and friends about what a hospice means. The main point emphasized is that a hospice is not a place, but a concept: when a medical cure is not available hospices shift medical attention to a plan of care that emphasizes quality of life. Hospice care embraces choice and patient's rights - the right to know the truth about an illness, the right to pain relief, and the right to make the decision about the type of care received. The presentation explains that hospice care can be in a facility or at the patient's home, that 24-hour medical support is provided, and that hospice care may help steamline billing and financial concerns.