Hospice: It Shouldn't Be Scary

Hospice is such an important aspect of senior care. Its often misunderstood and not used to its fullest benefit. On this episode we talk With Rachel Orban about where you can receive hospice, who pays for it, and what it entails. Rachel gives us her insight to hospice having been in the business since 2007. She also talks about her personal experience using hospice for her step-dad.

Notes from Episode:

4:38 How to pay for Hospice. Rachel talks about how the Medicare benefit, Medicare Replacement Plan, or Managed Medicare Plan will cover at 100%.

8:19 Who is part of your Hospice Team and what are the expectations for visits from your team. We talk about Shower Aides, Nurses, Chaplains, Social Workers and Medical Directors.

12:43 Relationship between your Primary Care Physic ...