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Hospice Services

Services to provide comfort and support for persons in the last stages of a terminal illness and their families.

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HealthCare.gov web page
https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/hospice-services/
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National Institute of Aging web page
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-are-palliative-care-and-hospice-care

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Further Reading & Resources

https://hospicefoundation.org/Hospice-Care/Hospice-Services

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Habilitation Services

Habilitation and habilitative services are health care services that help a person keep, learn, or improve skills and functioning for daily living. Examples include therapy for a child who isn’t walking or talking at the expected age. These services may...

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