Five Ways to Prepare for Hospice Care

Shared from brainandlife.org.

First, decide whether you want to do hospice at home or in a care facility, says Benzi Kluger, MD, FAAN, director of the Palliative Care Research Center and the Neurology Supportive and Palliative Care Service at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. If you opt for a care facility, keep this advice in mind.

Check your insurance plan. Whether patients are on Medicare or Medicaid or are covered by private insurance, their plans should have a list of acceptable hospice providers. People enrolled in Medicare must use a Medicare-certified provider. Some private insurance companies and Medicare Advantage plans have negotiated rates with preferred providers.

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