Care focusing on comfort and dignity for those with about 6 months to live.

• A. Medicare
• B. Hospice
• C. Acute Care
• D. Home Health

Answer: (B)

Hospice care focuses on comfort and dignity for people who have a life expectancy of about six months. The emphasis is on relieving symptoms like pain, breathlessness, and nausea, while supporting emotional, social, and spiritual needs for both the patient and family. The goal is quality of life rather than curative treatment, with care plans centered on the patient’s preferences and goals, including end-of-life wishes and advance care planning. An interdisciplinary team—doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers—coordinates care, and services can be provided at home or in a dedicated hospice setting. This approach differs from acute care, which targets treating active illness in a hospital, and from general home health, which assists recovery or management of ongoing conditions but isn’t primarily end-of-life care.