Home Care and Hospice
Norton King's Daughters' Health provides home care and hospice services that allow patients to heal from an illness or injury, or manage a terminal illness, in the comfort of their own home. For terminal hospice care, we work with providers and nurses to provide excellent palliative care.
Quality Home Care
Reviewed 8/23/2022
End-of-life care: True or false?
Do you know the difference between hospice care and palliative care? There's some overlap in the kind of care they provide, so it's easy to confuse the terms. Take this quiz to improve your knowledge about how these valuable services can improve quality of life for people with serious illness.
True or false: Palliative care is only for people who are dying.
False. While hospice is end-of-life care, you can receive palliative care at any time. And you don't have to have a life-threatening illness. It's simply focused on improving your comfort and quality of life—you can have palliative care alongside curative care. In fact, it can help the whole family. And it may provide the best conditions for healing.
True or false: Accepting hospice care mean stopping all medical care.
False. Hospice care is given to people whose chances for recovery are small and whose life expectancy is measured in months rather than years. The focus shifts from cure to comfort. Still, hospice patients receive the medical care they need to manage symptoms.
True or false: Hospice care is only for older people who are dying of age-related illness.
False. Age doesn't matter. Hospice care is open to anyone with a life expectancy of less than six months. Whether it's cancer, Alzheimer's or any other terminal illness, hospice is available to ease pain and promote comfort in the final months of life.
True or false: Hospice care and palliative care can be provided wherever the person lives.
True. Both hospice care and palliative care can be provided in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospice centers or a person's own home.
True or false: There is no limit to how long a person can receive hospice care.
True. Although hospice care is for people who are not expected to live longer than six months, many people do live longer. Predicting how long someone will live isn't an exact science, and doctors' estimates may fall short. Medicare will continue to pay for hospice as long as the patient's life expectancy is measured in months—even if they live for years.
These are just a few of the facts about types of care that could make life easier for the ill person and their family. Don't be afraid to ask your doctor about palliative or hospice care—it's a decision you can make together.
Sources: Administration for Community Living; National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; National Institute on Aging
Our goal toward home health is to see patients thrive in a holistic healing environment where the mind, body, and spirit are cared for with compassion and understanding. Nurses and therapists work closely with you and your loved one's doctor. Social workers are here to help you find answers to questions and assist you with handling insurance companies.
Insurance note: Patients must be home-bound as required by Medicare and most private insurances in order to receive skilled home health care. Medicare requires a face-to-face meeting between the physician and patient 90 days prior to home health admission. Orders for home care services must be signed by a physician.
Quality Hospice Care
We believe that patients should have a choice of where they receive care. Our approach to hospice care is centered around palliative (pain control and comfort) care. Our hospice services grant patients the opportunity to spend more time with their families in the comfort of their own home.
Home Care and Hospice Services
- Physician medical director
- Skilled nursing care
- Physical, occupational and speech therapy
- IV therapies
- Medical social workers
- Volunteer and Aide
- Chaplain / Spiritual counseling.
- Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
- Pain control and comfort (hospice)
- Bereavement care (hospice)
Home and Hospice Care is Here
If you or a loved one is in need of home or hospice care, learn more about our programs by calling 812.801.0671. Our staff can give you details about our services and explain why, many times, it's best to heal at home.