When Gross assures them that hospice isn't at all like that — that two-thirds of hospice care takes place in the person's home or a long-term care facility, that the patient can ... read more
In the U.S., hospice facilities generally only admit patients who need acute pain or symptom management or are very near death and generally the length of stay is only a few days or even hours. So one does not "live in" a hospice facility in the way that one might live in a nursing facility. read more
Hospice care also helps the patient’s family caregivers. Hospice care takes place in the patient’s home or in a home-like setting. Hospice care concentrates on managing a patient’s pain and other symptoms so that the patient may live as comfortable as possible and make the most of the time that remains. read more