Provided in your home but has established contractual relationships with long-term care facilities and nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and residential care facilities for the elderly (board and care).
(Intensive Comfort Care)
Shifts of hospice staff are provided for a brief period to help the patient remain at home through a difficult time rather than transferring the patient to the hospital.
Special arrangements with hospitals and other facilities where patients may receive necessary and appropriate in-patient care to address the needs beyond what can be safely managed in the home.
Designed to provide some relief to the primary caregiver by admitting the patient to a skilled nursing facility or an institutional setting for a maximum of five consecutive days per benefit period.