Hospice involves a team of professionals to care for, guide and support terminally ill patients. Hospice can be provided at home or in a nursing facility and may be considered when a person has a life expectancy of six months or less.
Hospice provides supportive services to patients and their loved ones by addressing a patient’s physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs in addition to assisting loved ones throughout this time. Hospice is specifically for those with 6 months or less of...
A memory care center is a specific type of long-term care facility designed to meet the particular needs of a person with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other types of memory problems.
A long-term care facility provides care to help with a persons tasks of everyday life (bathing, dressing, using the bathroom), but not more involved medical care. A skilled nursing facility is also a residential setting but also can provide a higher level of medical...
