Benefits of Early Referral
- Providing Hospice Care for Inpatient, In-home, Nursing & Assisted Living Facilities
- Inpatient Facilities in Conyers, GA, Griffin, GA, and Macon, GA
- Palliative Care
Benefits of Referring Early to Hospice
- Reduced hospitalizations
- Pain management
- Emotional and spiritual support
- Higher patient and family satisfaction
- Achievement of goals and dreams
- Improved quality of life
There are several benefits to getting hospice earlier. The hospice team has more time to find out what matters to the patient, which allows them to tailor care to their unique needs and goals. This may result in better symptom and pain management and improved quality of life. Patients in hospice care are also more likely to be in the comfort of a home than in a hospital intensive care unit. Research shows patients in hospice live 29 days longer than those who don’t receive hospice care.
About 80% of Americans want to die at home, but only about 20% do. Instead, most people die in a hospital. There are several benefits to getting hospice earlier. The hospice team has more time to find out what matters to the patient, which allows them to tailor care to their unique needs and goals. This may result in better symptom and pain management and improved quality of life. Patients in hospice care are also more likely to be in the comfort of a home than in a hospital intensive care unit. Research shows patients in hospice live 29 days longer than those who don’t receive hospice care. The hospice benefit was created for people with a life expectancy of six months or less. Nearly 1/3 of all Medicare patients who receive hospice care, receive it for 7 days or less.
Hospice care is covered 100% by Medicare for eligible patients. This
includes hospice services, medications, medical supplies and equipment related to the terminal illness. There is no deductible.
