Resources
Here is a list of helpful websites and links that will provide additional and in-depth information about hospice.
Medicare Hospice Brochure – Detailed (English) (Spanish)
Medicare Hospice Brochure – Brief
Government Agencies:
Federal:
- Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) – Hospice
- Conditions of Participation (Federal Rules Relating to Hospice)
- Hospice Payment System Fact Sheet
State:
- Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (Regulates Hospice)
- Health Finder – Hospice Provider Evaluations (Not Current, New Reports Coming Soon)
- Florida Department of Elder Affairs (Creates Policy Around Quality – Has Abuse Hotline)
- Florida Department of Health (Manages Pediatric Palliative Care Programs)
Advance Directives and Other Important Documents:
- 5 Wishes
- Empath Choices for Care
- Honoring Choices Florida
- My Life Directive
- Living Will and Health Surrogate Forms
Other Helpful Resources:
- The Alzheimer Patient and Hospice Care Information Sheet
- Pediatric Care – Comparison of Pediatric Services in Florida Chart
- Medicare and Home Health Care
- Long Distance Care For Your Loved One in Hospice
- Patient Information Worksheet
- Care Log – Additional Sheets
- Patient Information Worksheet Lite
- Providing Comfort at the End if Life