Hospice Care in Wilmington, NC - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Lower Cape Fear Hospice Inc
Medicare Approved
Location: 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
Phone: (910) 796-7900

Liberty Home Care Llc
Medicare Approved
Location: 2550 South 41st Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
Phone: (910) 251-8111

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Hospice Care

Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.