Costs and Insurance
- What is the price breakdown list of average costs?
- Does the hospice have a contract with the patient's insurance company?
- Is it Medicare certified?
- Does the hospice take Medicaid payments?
- Are there extra medical or health care charges?
- What out-of-pocket expenses might there be?
- Are there any grants, endowments, etc. that might help pay for hospice services?
Initiating Care
- How soon can hospice services begin?
- What paperwork or forms are needed in order to initiate hospice care?
- Is an advanced directive required?
- If the patient would like to terminate hospice care, what is needed to end care?
Language, Culture, Religion
- Does anyone on staff speak the patient's preferred language?
- Are interpreter services available for language or for a patient who is hearing impaired?
- Do staff members know about the patient's culture? Do they understand that it may affect the type of care and how it is provided?
- Are members of faith organizations available to visit? How regularly?
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