Is it true that families can have hospice care at no charge to them?

Hospice care is funded primarily by Medicare Part A at a daily rate for the level of care being provided. Other funding is through Medicaid and private insurance, as well as charity care by some organizations. Hospice care is provided in homes, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals and free-standing inpatient hospice facilities (if there are any in the area). There are 3 basic levels of care: routine care which is care provided in the patient’s home or in a nursing or assisted living facility; respite care which provides 5 days per benefit period to allow caregiver relief; and inpatient care which is short-term inpatient care, in a hospital setting, to provide symptom management that cannot be delivered in the home or other settings.

No Home Hospice patient is ever turned away due to the lack of insurance or inability to pay. Patients of Home Hospice will never receive a bill for services provided.

Robin Floyd, DNP RN FNP-BC ACHPN/Director of Clinical Services