VITAS Healthcare

Hospice & Palliative · Florida · Free

One of the largest hospice providers in the US, with locations across 14 states. Worth contacting when a doctor expects six months or less remaining; hospice is fully Medicare-covered at this point. Medicare's hospice benefit covers nurse visits, medications, equipment, and 13 months of grief support for surviving family. Conversations about goals of care are most useful BEFORE crisis; The Conversation Project has free guides for starting them. No cost to older adults or the people helping them.

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Hours: Online

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