A care plan coordinated with the resident, family, community staff, and hospice team
Assisted Living Hospice Care
Hospice Care in Assisted Living Communities
A resident can receive hospice support while continuing to live in an assisted living community. The community remains responsible for its usual resident services, while the hospice team provides the comfort-focused care in the hospice plan. Caritas confirms service availability for the resident’s address before admission.
Care shaped around the individual planGuidance for patients and familiesSupport wherever the patient calls home
What this support can include
Services vary by the patient’s individualized plan of care.
Hospice nursing and symptom guidance related to the terminal diagnosis
Clear communication about which needs belong to the community and which belong to hospice
Family education when the resident’s comfort needs or condition change
Referral review and confirmation through the secure referral process
Who this may help
How this service supports patients and families
For eligible assisted living residents who need comfort-focused hospice support while remaining in their community with coordinated roles.
Questions your family may be asking
- Can my family member remain in assisted living while receiving hospice?
- How do the assisted living community and hospice team divide responsibilities?
- What information is needed to clarify eligibility, coverage, and availability?
How this service is coordinated and covered
The hospice team coordinates the plan of care with the resident, family, attending physician, and assisted living staff. This coordination does not transfer the community’s usual responsibilities to hospice.
Room and board and other facility charges may be separate from the hospice benefit. Coverage depends on the patient’s circumstances and should be confirmed during referral review. Review Medicare hospice coverage.
Questions families often ask
Can my family member remain in assisted living while receiving hospice?
An eligible resident can often remain in assisted living while the hospice team provides services included in the hospice plan of care.
How do the assisted living community and hospice team divide responsibilities?
The community continues its usual resident services while hospice provides the comfort-focused services assigned to the hospice plan.
What information is needed to clarify eligibility, coverage, and availability?
Call for referral review. The team confirms the clinical information needed and explains eligibility, coverage, and local service availability.
Related hospice guidance
Ask Caritas about this service
Call 214-506-8422 or start a referral. A conversation can help you understand whether hospice support is appropriate.
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