Palliative Care
For questions or to make a referral, please
Call: 414-365-8300
Fax: 414-365-8330
| Care Comparison | Palliative Consultation | Home Hospice | Inpatient Hospice |
| Homebound requirement? | No | No | No |
| Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance coverage? | Yes (limited by some private pay insurances) | Yes |
Yes *Acute only |
| Able to keep primary care physician? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coverage for DME? | No | 100% | 100% |
| Coverage for medication related to primary illness? | No | Yes | Yes |
| Medical supplies? | No | Yes | Yes |
| Hydration, artificial nutrition, dialysis discontinued? | No | Case by case | Case by case |
| Respite care? | No | Up to 5 consecutive days | Up to 5 consecutive days |
| 24 hour on-call nurse visit? | No | Yes | Yes |
| Volunteers for patient and family? | No | Yes | Yes |
| Support for patients residing in a skilled nursing facility? | Yes | Yes | N/A |
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Support for patients residing in an assisted living community? |
Yes | Yes | N/A |
