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  2. Guide to Hospice Care: Your Questions Answered - WebMD

    www.webmd.com/palliative-care/hospice-care

    Hospice vs. Palliative Care. Hospice care is a type of palliative care -- which is care that focuses on comfort and quality of life for someone with a serious illness.

  3. What Is Hospice Care? - Healthline

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    Hospice is end-of-life care. Many people associate hospice with cancer patients who no longer wish to receive treatment, but hospice care is an option for anyone with 6 months or fewer to live.

  4. Hospice care in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Hospice care in the United States. Exterior of an inpatient hospice unit. In the United States, hospice care is a type and philosophy of end-of-life care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms. These symptoms can be physical, emotional, spiritual, or social in nature. The concept of hospice as a place to treat ...

  5. Hospice - Wikipedia

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    Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering. Hospice care provides an alternative to therapies focused on life ...

  6. Palliative Care vs. Hospice: How Do They Differ? - Healthline

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    Palliative care is an option as soon as you receive a diagnosis of a serious, life-altering condition. Hospice care, on the other hand, isn’t available until a doctor evaluates a timeline for ...

  7. Hospice and Palliative Care: What’s the Difference? - WebMD

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    It’s about easing pain and helping families prepare for the end of life. Palliative care is part of that, but it’s just one part. People in hospice care generally are expected to have less ...

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