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Hospice Descriptor Definitions
Crisis services - provides emergency services to people in the final phase of a terminal illness who wish to remain in their homes.
In-home services - provides supportive care to people in the final phase of a terminal illness who wish to remain in their homes. Treatment focuses on comfort and quality of life, rather than a cure.
Inpatient services - provides supportive care to people in the final phase of a terminal illness and who are in the hospital. Treatment focuses on comfort and quality of life, rather than a cure.
Respite care - provides a temporary care to relieve the regular caregivers of a person in the final phase of a terminal illness from the responsibilities of caring for individuals.
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