Can hospice care be given at home?

Yes. Hospice care most often takes place at home.

It can also be provided in special inpatient facilities, hospitals, and nursing homes, and it can take place alongside professional home care if necessary. Where hospice happens, and exactly which services are offered, can depend on where you live and the philosophy of the hospice itself.

Hospice services generally include medical and nursing care, medical supplies and equipment, drugs for managing cancer-related symptoms and pain, short-term inpatient care, volunteers to give caregivers a break, counseling, spiritual care, social work services, and grief support. Because not all hospices provide the same services, it helps to ask each one what they offer and to ask your health care team which providers they would suggest.