What specific services does a hospice program provide?
• Around-the-clock nursing care. • Training of family members in patient care, as appropriate. • Spiritual and emotional support for both the patient and the family. • Help with practical matters associated with terminal illness. • Speech, occupational and physical therapies (when these services are considered useful by the hospice team). • Coordination of services and care with the patient’s family doctor. • Expert management of physical symptoms. • Bereavement and support groups for families.
