Common use of Hospice Care Definitions Clause in Contracts

Hospice Care Definitions. a. Hospice Care Plan: a coordinated plan of care which provides Palliative Care for the Hospice Patient. This plan is designed to provide care to meet the special needs during the final stages of a terminal illness.

Hospice Care Definitions. a. Hospice Care Plan: Plan means a coordinated plan of care which provides Palliative Care for the Hospice Patient. This plan is designed to provide care to meet the special needs during the final stages of a terminal illness. b. Palliative Care means treatment directed at controlling pain, relieving other physical and emotional symptoms and focusing on the special needs of the Hospice Patient and the Hospice Patient's Family, as they experience the dying process rather than treatment aimed at investigation and intervention for the purpose of cure or prolongation of life.