Also Known As:
End-of-life care, comfort care, hospice care
Type:
Comprehensive, interdisciplinary care service
Primary Purpose:
To provide comfort, dignity, and quality of life for patients with a serious, life-limiting illness, and full support for their families.
When It Applies:
When a physician certifies a life expectancy of six months or less if the disease runs its expected course, and the family chooses to focus on comfort over cure.
Who Is Involved:
The full hospice team, physician, nurse, aide, social worker, chaplain, bereavement coordinator, and volunteers.
Where It Occurs:
Wherever the patient calls home, house, apartment, assisted-living, memory-care, or skilled nursing facility.
Duration:
From a few days to many months, for as long as the patient continues to meet eligibility.
Coverage:
100% covered by the Medicare Hospice Benefit, Medicaid, and most private insurance.
Key Focus:
Pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, family education, and a steady, present team through the final season of life.
Common Misunderstanding:
Hospice is not giving up. It is choosing how you want to live the time you have, with comfort, with the people you love, and without procedures that no longer help.
What Hospice Is (and Isn’t)
Hospice is the most active, attentive form of caregiving most families will ever see. It is a Medicare-defined benefit that delivers nursing visits, personal care, equipment, medications, social work, chaplaincy, and bereavement support, all coordinated by a single team, all covered, and all built around a six-month prognosis.
Hospice doesn’t mean the end. It means being fully present for the time you have. Read our full guide to hospice care.
Who Is on a Hospice Team
A hospice team is interdisciplinary by federal design. Lifted’s team includes:
- A hospice physician or medical director who oversees the plan of care
- An RN case manager who visits, manages medications, and is reachable 24/7
- A hospice aide (CNA) who handles bathing, dressing, and personal care
- A social worker who helps with paperwork, family dynamics, and resources
- A chaplain who provides interfaith spiritual support
- Trained volunteers who read, sing, sit, and accompany
- A bereavement coordinator who supports the family for at least 13 months after the death
Hospice Across Texas
Lifted serves patients and families across DFW, Plano, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and increasingly across Texas. Bilingual nurses and chaplains are available for Spanish-speaking families. Our team is CHAP-accredited, with above-minimum visit frequency and a culture built on joy, presence, and dignity.
If you are weighing hospice for someone you love, start care or call (972) 777-3000. There is no charge for an assessment and no commitment to enroll.