Short-term intensive nursing care provided at home during acute symptom crises such as uncontrolled pain, respiratory distress, or active dying. Care continues for a minimum of 8 hours per day.
Continuous home care is reserved for medical crises that cannot be managed through routine scheduled visits but do not require hospital admission. A nurse remains at the bedside for extended shifts to monitor symptoms, administer medications, and provide direct clinical intervention. This level of care prevents emergency room visits and hospital transfers during symptom flare-ups or end-of-life transitions.
Symptoms brought under control without facility admission
Continuous care addresses crises, not baseline needs. Once we get symptoms back under control, you return to routine care with regular visits. Insurance only covers this when specific symptom criteria are met and documented.
You or your family calls our clinical line to report symptoms we can’t manage with phone guidance. A nurse assesses the situation—sometimes by phone, sometimes in person. If you meet the criteria, we get continuous care staff assigned and at your home within hours.
After continuous care gets things stable, routine home care picks back up with regular visits. Everything we do during continuous care follows our pain and symptom management protocols.
Hospice care is for patients with a serious illness whose treatment is focused on symptom management rather than cure, and who meet medical eligibility criteria as determined by a physician.
Yes, hospice care is commonly provided in the patient’s home when it is safe and appropriate, including private residences, assisted living, or other care settings.
Hospice services typically include nursing care, physician oversight, pain and symptom management, medications related to the hospice diagnosis, medical equipment, social work support, and access to on-call assistance.
Once eligibility is confirmed and the intake process is completed, hospice care can often begin within 24 to 48 hours, depending on the patient’s needs.
We provide guidance, education, and ongoing communication so caregivers understand what to expect, how care is managed, and who to contact when questions or changes arise.
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