I. Introduction
II. Palliative Care And Quality Of Life
III. Overview Of Palliative Care And Hospice Care Programs
1. Palliative Care
2. Hospice Care
3. Relationship Between Hospice and Palliative Care
IV. Recipients Of Palliative Care
1. Ageism in Palliative Care
2. Children in Palliative Care
V. Elements Of A Palliative Care Program
1. Types of Palliative Care
2. Emergencies Encountered in Community Palliative Care
3. Hospital Palliative Care Unit
4. Consultation Service – Hospital Palliative Care Team
VI. Free-standing Inpatient Unit: Palliative/Hospice
1. Patient demographics
2. Palliative Day Care or Hospice Unit: Benefits
3. Patient enrollment and attendance
4. Audit of a Day Care Unit
VII. The Assessment Of Palliative Care Needs
VIII. The Palliative Care Team
IX. The Palliative Patient Care Plan
X. Benefits Of Palliative Care
XI. The Burden Of Caregiving On The Family
1. Caregivers Health Needs
2. Benefits To The Facility/Professionals
XII. Affordable Health Care Reforms
1. Primary Care Medical Home
2. Bundled Payment
3. Palliative Care Payment
4. Medicare Beneficiaries
5. Medicare Part A and B
6. Medicare Advantage
7. Non-medicare Beneficiaries
8. Care Planning Act
9. Reporting on Quality
XIII. Barriers To Palliative Care
XIV. Summary