What is a Hospice?

Considered to be the model for quality, compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness or injury, hospice and palliative care involve a team-oriented approach that includes expert medical care, pain management and emotional and spiritual support, expressly tailored to the patient's needs and wishes. Support is provided to the patient’s loved ones as well. 

The focus of hospice lies in the belief that each of us has the right to die pain-free and with dignity, and that our loved ones will receive the necessary support to allow us to do so. The focus is on caring, not curing. Hospice is available to persons of any age, religion or race.

• Hospice focuses on caring, not curing
• Hospice services are available to patients of any age, religion, race, or illness
• Hospice care is covered in Bermuda under most private insurance plans and HIP

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