10/29/2025
A common misconception about hospice care is you must go to a facility to live out the rest of your days. And that’s just not the whole truth.
There are four levels of hospice care and, believe it or not, most patients receive hospice care at home.
1️⃣ Routine home care – our interdisciplinary team (doctor, nurse, hospice aide, social worker, chaplain, bereavement counselor, volunteer) visits you in your home and works hand-in-hand with your family to ensure you receive the necessary care
2️⃣ Continuous crisis care – if a patient is experiencing a temporary crisis with symptoms, eight hours per day of nursing care may be provided; when the crisis is over, routine home care resumes
3️⃣ General inpatient care – this level of care is reserved for patients who have unrelieved symptoms that cannot be managed at home; patients will be admitted to our inpatient unit on a short-term basis; once symptoms are under control, routine home care resumes
4️⃣ Respite care – provides relief for families who may need to rest and recharge; patients will stay for up to five days in our inpatient unit in the Texas Medical Center to receive care
Our goal is to make sure each and every hospice patient receives exactly the level of care they need.
