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Hospice offers a variety of bereavement and counseling services to families before and after a patient’s death. Hospice agencies are licensed by the state to provide care within the minimum health and safety standards established by regulations and rules.
Can hospice be provided in a nursing home or long-term care facility? Who qualifies for hospice care? Hospice care is for any person who has a life-threatening or terminal illness. Most reimbursement sources require a prognosis of six months or less if the illness runs its normal course.
The Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) administers Medicaid programs that provide long-term care and servivces and supports for daily living in a person's home or a facility setting to older Pennsylvanians and adults with physical disabilities.
Hospice care also is provided in freestanding hospice centers, hospitals, and nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Hospice services are available to patients of any age, religion, race, or illness.
Pennsylvania offers long-term services and supports to help older Pennsylvanians and people with disabilities get care in their homes or a nursing facility.
Long-Term Care in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvanians are fortunate to have a robust continuum of care available to them. At one end of the spectrum is home care and care provided in a community setting, such as adult day care. At the other end of the spectrum is care in a skilled nursing facility.
We provide hospice services to people in all settings – whether you live alone, with someone else or in a long-term care facility. Hospice is generally covered by Medicare, Medical Assistance, HMOs and other managed care and private insurance plans.
