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Serious Illness Care Versus Hospice Care |
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| What is serious illness care? |
What is hospice care? |
| Serious illness care may be provided at the same time as all other treatments for your serious illness, regardless of life expectancy; care is coordinated with your attending physician |
Hospice care may begin when your physician feels your life expectancy is months, rather than years |
| Supportive care with or without an intent to cure |
Comfort care for those whose disease is no longer responding to treatment or who have elected not to continue with curative treatment |
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Serious Illness Care offers:
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Hospice Care offers:
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| Serious illness care may be provided in most care settings: home, our serious illness clinic, skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility, group home | Hospice care may be provided in most care settings: home (most often), Gibson House, skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility, group home, retirement living, hospital (inpatient levels of care only)
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| Serious illness care consultations are covered by Medicare and many private insurance companies, however co-pays may apply. | Hospice is covered by Medicare, VA benefits, Medicaid, and most private insurance plans. Services related to the life-limiting illness are covered with few or no out-of-pocket expenses |