Description:
Hospice offers four levels of care to meet the changing needs of patients and their families. These include Routine Home Care, Continuous Home Care, Inpatient Respite Care and General Inpatient Care. This program offers an overview of each level of care along with case based scenarios to illustrate appropriate utilization and transition from one level of care to another.

Objective:

• List the four levels of hospice care.
• State one contract requirement facilities must meet to provide general inpatient (GIP) level of care.
• Describe one situation when GIP level of care is indicated.
• Explain the process for moving a patient from one level of care to another.
  

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