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How is Hospice Care Paid For?

What benefits are covered by Medicare?

Medicare understands the importance of end-of-life care. Services that are fully covered by Medicare include:

Physician services
Nursing care
Hospice aide services
Pain Management
Symptom Control
Bereavement care
Spiritual care
Medical social services
Volunteer services

Medicare also covers medications, medical equipment, and supplies that are helpful in the treatment of the following end-stage diseases:

Alzheimer’s/Dementia
Heart Disease/End Stage Heart Failure
Respiratory/Pulmonary Disease/End Stage COPD
Stage 4 Cancer
Liver Failure/End Stage Liver Disease
Stroke
ALS

If you have questions about AT Hospice and Medicare benefits, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Indicators that are hospice-eligible can include but are not limited to:

Weight Loss
Increased assistance with daily activities
Increased weakness and fatigue
Frequent and multiple falls
Difficulty swallowing
Shortness of breath or chest pain

Continuous oxygen
Increase/changes in medication
Recurring or multiple infections
Frequent phone calls to physician
Frequent hospitalizations or ER visits

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AT Home Care & Hospice is an established, full-service Virginia home health and hospice agency that provides a superior quality of services in a caring manner.

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