Most of us dread the thought of dying alone in a sterile, impersonal surrounding. Hospice care can find a personal, flexible comfortable alternative for end-of-life care. How much do you know about hospice? Take our quiz and see.
1. Does hospice care typically mean the family is less involved??
No, the family continues to be the primary caregiver and makes key decisions when appropriate Partly, because the care is now shared with a single nurse or hospice provider. Yes, because the care takes place in a facility with round the clock medical care
2.Approximately how many hospice facilities are there now in the US?
500 2500 3000 5000
3. For whom is hospice care appropriate?
Patients who have suffered serious illness which require intensive rehabilitation Patients with life-threatening illness who have been deemed by a physician not to benefit from curative treatment and who have limited life expectancy. Patients with life-threatening illnesses who need experimental treatments Patients with serious mental or physical illness who need to be in a physically secure environment
4.What services does a hospice offer??
Physician services for the medical direction of the patient's care Home health aide and homemaker services to attend to the patient's personal needs Bereavement counseling to help patients and their loved ones with grief and loss; All of the above
5.True or False: Hospice care only handles certain illnesses--AIDS for example.
True False
6. How many Americans have put their end-of-life care wishes in writing?
less than 1% about 10% fewer than 25% almost 50%
7. A recent national study found which of the following?
25% of Americans say they are not likely to talk about impending death with terminally ill parents. 40% of Americans were attracted to hospice because it provided in-home care 90% of Americans are aware of hospice as a viable end of life choice Only 50% of Americans are aware that hospice provides pain relief for terminally ill patients
8. True or false: Medicare pays for hospice care?
9.What is the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization?
A group of activist patients and families seeking insurance reimbursement of hospice care. The largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States. A body of state regulatory agencies which liscence hospice care in 45 states An organization of physicans which controls the type of medical care provided in hospice settings
10. How many patients were admitted to hospice care in 1999?
150,000 300,000 700,000 Over a million
Sources: National Hospice Foundation and the National Hospice and Pallative Care Organization
