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Understanding Hospice Care

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    Anita: Many people have
    heard the term hospice,
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    but most don't really understand
    what it means.
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    Yes, hospice provides care for people
    with a terminal illness.
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    But hospice isn't only about dying.
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    Hospice is about living as fully
    as possible
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    for as long as possible
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    with a team of compassionate people
    focused on alleviating suffering and pain.
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    Hospice care brings comfort,
    dignity, and peace
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    to help people with a life-limiting
    illness and provides suport
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    for their family and friends who love
    and care for them.
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    Donald: You know, the research shows
    that some patients actually
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    improve when they enter hospice.
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    It's because of the intensity of the care
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    and because people have stopped some
    of the treatments that often
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    make them feel a lot more ill than
    they had been feeling.
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    Anita: Here are 10 things about hospice
    you should know if you or a loved one
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    is facing a serious illness.
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    Hospice is not a place.
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    It is high quality medical care focused
    on comfort and quality of life.
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    Hospice is paid for by Medicare,
    Medicaid, and most insurance plans,
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    and usually doesn't cost
    the patient anything.
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    Hospice serves anyone with a
    life-limiting illness,
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    regardless of age, type of illness,
    who you are, or where you live.
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    Hospice serves people of all
    backgrounds and traditions.
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    The core values of hospice,
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    allowing the patient to be with family,
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    including spiritual and emotional support,
    treating pain,
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    these cut across all cultures.
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    Research has shown the majority
    of Americans would prefer to be
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    at home at the end of their lives.
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    Hospice makes this possible
    for most people.
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    Hospice also serves people
    living in nursing homes
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    and assisted living facilities.
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    And hospice patients and families
    can receive care for
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    6 months or longer.
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    A person can keep his or her referring
    physician while getting hospice care.
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    Hospice offers grief and bereavement
    counseling to the family
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    and to the larger community.
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    To get the most out of what
    hospice can offer,
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    it's better to have care for more
    than just a few days.
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    Donald: You know you actually don't have
    to be eminently dying to
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    receive hospice services.
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    It's a benefit that we designed to care
    for people during the last 6 months of their lives.
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    A person can remain in hospice services
    with certification from your doctor
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    that you are still
    in fact terminally ill.
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    Anita: The best time to learn more
    about these hospice facts
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    is before someone in your family
    is facing a healthcare crisis.
Title:
Understanding Hospice Care
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Video Language:
English
Duration:
02:27

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