Unlike curative plans of treatment, hospice care provides effective symptom management and pain control (palliation), along with emotional and spiritual support for both the patient and family. Hospice care is for people who have a life expectancy of six months or less and have chosen to focus on palliative care, comfort, and relief from pain and symptoms. Diagnoses commonly associated with hospic
Unlike curative plans of treatment, hospice care provides effective symptom management and pain control (palliation), along with emotional and spiritual support for both the patient and family. Hospice care is for people who have a life expectancy of six months or less and have chosen to focus on palliative care, comfort, and relief from pain and symptoms. Diagnoses commonly associated with hospic