“Is home care better than hospice care?”

There is no one better than the other. The patient and their family benefit the most when the two are used in conjunction. Hospice provides comfort care, medications, physicians, and nursing care. Home care can be in the home more regularly, keeping the individual clean, dry, repositioned, and physically comfortable, and giving the family a break and an opportunity to step outside of the caregiver role and spend time with their loved one.