Definition
Programs that provide a full range of supportive services in an inpatient or residential setting for terminally ill people who are in the final stages of their illnesses and for their families. Services may include medical care, pain and symptom management, home nurse visitation, case management, emotional and spiritual support, and bereavement services for the patient and members of the family.
URL Name
LT-3000-3000
Third Level Code
LT-3000
Taxonomy Code
LT-3000.3000
Parent Code
LT-3000
Family Code
L
Second Level Code
LT
Fourth Level Code
LT-3000-3000
Use References
Facility Based Hospice Care, Inpatient Hospice Care, Institutional Hospices
Publication Status
Draft