Hospice is rarely an actual location that people go to. The care almost always is provided where a person lives. "Generally hospice comes to you where your home is," says Angela Novas, a licensed nurse practitioner and chief medical officer for the Hospice Foundation of America. "So if a home is in a nursing home, that's where hospice goes. If home is in the family apartment, that's where hospice is. We go to the patients. "Patients Want To Die At Home, But Home Hospice Care Can Be Tough On Families SHOTS - HEALTH NEWS Patients want to die at home, but home hospice care can be tough on families Hospice patients are assigned a team of providers — a physician, registered nurse, home health aid, social worker and chaplain at a minimum — who regularly check in with them. They work together to provide medical, emotional, spiritual and grief support to not only the patient but also their family, Novas says.
