Continuous care: a home hospice benefit.
Hospice professionals are aware of the difficult transition that occurs when patients and their loved ones arrive at the end stages of metastatic cancer and desire to reach the end of life in their home. However, the actual practice of caring for someone who is dying at home requires specific skills and support from those trained in end-of-life care.
Visiting Nurse Service of New York, New York, NY, USA. amy.newman@vnsny.org
Amy
A
Newman
Janeen
J
Thompson
E Mitchell
EM
Chandler
D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged