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Home Health vs. Hospice
Home health focuses on recovery and rehabilitation, while hospice focuses on comfort, dignity, and quality of life at the end of life.
Duration & Frequency:
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Typically 1 visit per week by nurses and 1-2 visits by therapists as needed.
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Ends when goals are met or the patient no longer qualifies.
Caregiver & Family Support:
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Education and support are tied to the care plan.
Home Health
Overview:
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Medical care at home to recover from illness, injury, or surgery; short-term and part-time; ordered by a doctor.
Purpose & Eligibility:
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Improve or regain function.
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Patient must be homebound.
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Ordered after a face-to-face assessment by a doctor.
Goals of Care:
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Clinical recovery, stabilization, improved health, self-management, and independence.
What’s Involved:
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Part-time skilled nurses, aides.
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Physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
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Medical social workers.
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Medical supplies.
Where Care Happens:
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Patient’s home.
Hospice Care
Overview:
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Specialized care for terminal illness; comfort-focused, not curative; provided by a full interdisciplinary team.
Purpose & Eligibility:
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Focus on comfort and quality of life.
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Patient has a life-limiting illness.
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Patient chooses hospice instead of aggressive treatment.
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Certification required by hospice and primary physician.
Goals of Care:
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Symptom relief, comfort, emotional and spiritual support for patients and their families.
What’s Involved:
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Full team: nurses, physicians, aides, social workers, chaplains, volunteers.
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Medications, medical supplies, and equipment.
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24/7 care.
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Bereavement counseling for loved ones.
Where Care Happens:
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Anywhere the patient lives (home, nursing home, assisted living, or hospital).
Duration & Frequency:
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RN visits weekly to daily as needed. Aide visits to provide personal care several times a week as needed.
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Ongoing care as long as the patient remains eligible.
Caregiver & Family Support:
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Routine caregiver guidance, social work support, bereavement counseling, and ongoing emotional and educational support.
Hospice Care
Overview:
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Specialized care for terminal illness; comfort-focused, not curative; provided by a full interdisciplinary team.
Purpose & Eligibility:
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Focus on comfort and quality of life.
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Patient has a life-limiting illness.
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Patient chooses hospice instead of aggressive treatment.
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Certification required by hospice and primary physician.
Goals of Care:
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Symptom relief, comfort, emotional and spiritual support for patients and their families.
What’s Involved:
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Full team: nurses, physicians, aides, social workers, chaplains, volunteers.
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Medications, medical supplies, and equipment.
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24/7 care.
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Bereavement counseling for loved ones.
Where Care Happens:
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Anywhere the patient lives (home, nursing home, assisted living, or hospital).
Duration & Frequency:
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RN visits weekly to daily as needed. Aide visits to provide personal care several times a week as needed.
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Ongoing care as long as the patient remains eligible.
Caregiver & Family Support:
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Routine caregiver guidance, social work support, bereavement counseling, and ongoing emotional and educational support.
LOCATION
Phone: 682-224-8998
Fax: 682-334-7530
1412 W. Magnolia Ave, Suite 100
Fort Worth, TX 76104
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