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Meeting Basic Needs: Social Supports and Services Provided by Hospice.

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Hospices provide essential social support services, such as food and housing, using internal funds and community referrals. These vital services address basic needs not covered by insurance for terminally ill patients and their families.

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hospice reimbursementquality of lifesocial services

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  • Social Work in Healthcare
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Terminally ill patients and their families often require social support services beyond standard insurance coverage.
  • The extent of hospice provision for these essential social needs remains largely unexamined.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the social goods and services provided by hospices to patients and families.
  • To identify the resources hospices utilize to deliver these non-reimbursed social supports.

Main Methods:

  • A 2014-2015 nationwide cross-sectional survey of hospices was conducted.
  • Data collected included the availability and sources of funds and community referrals for social supports.
  • Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were used to analyze hospice practices.

Main Results:

  • Over 80% of surveyed hospices reported using internal funds for services not covered by insurers.
  • Commonly funded services included food, shelter, utility bills, and funeral costs.
  • Hospices also referred patients to community organizations for transportation, housing, and caregiver support.

Conclusions:

  • Hospices actively utilize internal financial resources to meet patients' basic social needs.
  • Community referrals are a key strategy for hospices to extend social support services.
  • These findings highlight the crucial role of hospices in addressing non-medical needs of patients facing terminal illness.