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Home Hospice Care

What is Home Hospice Care?

This service enables terminal cancer patients and their families to remain where they most wish to be. A hospice team, including physicians and physician assistants, visits the home to provide comprehensive physical, psychological, social, and spiritual care, helping patients maintain a high quality of life and experience comfort.

Eligible Patients

Terminal cancer patient who wishes to receive care at home

How to Apply

Inpatients

Apply for home hospice through your attending physician or physician assistant
Patients from other departments may apply after a consultation with the Family Medicine Department (Palliative Care Service)

Outpatients

Visit the Family Medicine Department (Palliative Care Service) for an outpatient consultation, then apply for home hospice service

Patients from Other Hospitals

Bring a medical opinion letter or diagnosis certificate from your current hospital and apply for home hospice care after consulting at the Family Medicine Department (Palliative Care Service)

Application Process

Apply at the Family Medicine Department (Palliative Care Service) outpatient clinic or upon discharge
Receive a consultation with the home hospice physician assistant
Complete and sign the Consent Form for Palliative Care Service
Home Hospice Services

Cost of Home Hospice Services

A 5% copayment is applied for each home hospice visit

Cost of Home Hospice Services : Physicians, Nurse, Social Worker, Transportation fee, End-of-life care add-on, Additional Information
Physicians	KRW 6,960 (first visit) / KRW 4,260 (follow-up visit)
Nurse	KRW 4,090
Social Worker	KRW 2,450
Transportation fee	KRW 400
End-of-life care add-on	If end-of-life care or death-related preparation is provided prior to or on the day of death, a 30% additional charge is applied
Additional Information	A 5% copayment applies to any additional medical procedures or prescriptions Full exemption for persons of distinguished service to the state for total cost relief Partial exemption for families of persons of distinguished service to the state, war veterans, and those with military honors, based on applicable reduction rates A KRW 100,000 deposit must be prepaid to the Administration Office (additional payments are requested if the deposit is insufficient; any remaining balance is settled at discharge)

Service Area

Gwangju and Jeonnam: Areas located within a one-hour round trip distance

Number of Visits

There is no limit on the number of visits; frequency may be adjusted depending on the patient’s disease progression and condition

Home Hospice Service

Palliative Care Team Services
Pain relief and active symptom management
Tube replacement and maintenance
Blood collection and laboratory tests
Education and counseling
Admission and discharge consultation
Spiritual care
Hospice programs (e.g., aromatherapy, horticultural therapy, and seasonal events)
Volunteer coordination
Medical equipment rental (air mattress, oxygen concentrators, suction machine, IV pole, nebulizer, etc.)
24-hour telephone consultation service
Bereavement care