Can a hospice patient ever return to a curative medical treatment?
Certainly. Patients can be discharged from Hospice and return to aggressive therapy or go on about his or her daily lives. A patient may relinquish their Hospice benefit at any time and return to aggressive treatment. If a patient’s condition improves, the hospice team may recommend discharge. If a discharged patient should later need to return to hospice care, hospice will be available at that time.