Care provided at home by the family or other caregiver, assisted by the hospice staff. This is the most common level of hospice care. With this type of care, an individual has elected to receive hospice care at their residence, which can include a private residence, assisted living facility or nursing facility

Short-term care available to provide temporary relief to the patient’s primary caregiver. Respite care can be provided in a Medicare approved facility which is a hospital, hospice facility, or a long term care facility that has sufficient nursing personnel present twenty-four hours on all shifts to guarantee that patient’s needs are met. Respite care is provided for a maximum of 5 consecutive days. Care and services are established through a contractual agreement

Short-term care provided for pain control or other acute symptom management that cannot feasibly be provided in any other setting. Inpatient Care begins when other efforts to manage symptoms have been ineffective. Inpatient Care can be provided in a Medicare certified hospital, hospice inpatient facility, or nursing facility that has a RN available twenty-four hours a day to provide direct patient care.

Care is provided between 8 and 24 hours a day to manage pain and other acute medical symptoms. The care provided must be predominately nursing care, supplemented with caregiver and hospice aide services. This level of care is intended to maintain the terminally ill patient at home during a pain or symptom crisis. Medicare reimburses this at an hourly rate