General Misconceptions About Hospice
Hospice care provides comfort, dignity, and support during the journey.
Hospice care does not hasten death, it provides comfort, dignity, and support during the end-of-life journey.
Hospice is giving up hope; it’s better to fight for life.
Hospice care is not giving up hope, it’s choosing to focus on comfort and quality of life, rather than prolonging suffering.
A hospice patient who shows signs of recovery can’t return to regular medical treatment.
If a hospice patient’s condition improves, they may choose to discontinue hospice services and return to regular medical treatment.
A hospice patient can’t change their mind and return to curative treatment even if their prognosis hasn’t changed.
A hospice patient has the right to change their mind and discontinue hospice services at any time, even if their prognosis has not changed, and return to curative treatment.
Hospice care is limited to a maximum of six months.
Hospice care is not limited to a specific time frame, and a patient can receive hospice services for as long as their prognosis remains palliative.