Who decides if a patient needs hospice care?

Eligibility for hospice is determined by the patient’s attending physician and the hospice medical director.

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1. Who decides if a patient needs hospice care?
2. Do you know in advance how long a hospice patient will need care?
3. Do I need to get my doctor to refer me to hospice care or can I call on my own?
4. What if I am in hospice care and I get better?
5. Where do I receive hospice care?
6. What if things get to the point where I can’t stay at home to receive care?
7. How do I pay for hospice care?
8. If my relative wasn’t in hospice care when they died, can I still go to grief counseling?
9. You talk a lot about advance care planning and I want to do it. Is there a cost? How do I start?