What's the difference between a hospice and a nursing home?

Is it true that the patient in a hospice receives what is called 'assisted death' ( water, food, IV, all is cut off until death results)?

Hospice care is for those who are going to die in the immediate future - it's caring for people on their deathbeds, regardless of age.

Nursing homes are for elderly people who can't take care of themselves, but may or may not be at death's door.

A hospice is a private, at home service whereas a nursing home is a home for elderly people who can no longer take care of themselves

I hope I am not upsetting you with this answer..but you asked.
A HOSPICE is for the terminally ill and a NURSING HOME is for those who cannot take care of their own needs any longer and are in need of medical supervision.
Trust this helps you.

Hospice care is more focused on preparing the person and their family for death--not only in a medical sense, but also emotionally/spiritually...also, many hospices don't actually have live-in care--many of them visit homes to take care of their patients.

Nursing homes are more focused on fulfilling the medical needs of the patients. Nursing homes are almost exclusively live-in care.

That's about all that I know of...

Hospice is generally used for the terminally ill....whereas, a nursing home takes care of those who can't take care of themselves.

There really is much of a difference and actually there usually a hospice floor in a nursing home well at least some.Hospice is where people go when they are dieing and nursing home is where you go when you can no longer take care of yourself because of health problems like comma, or altimerz or have other health issues. Also you can be put in a nursing home for rehab also.

Hospice is for terminally ill.

Nursing home is for older people who may chose to live there.

Hospices are meant to be places for people with terminal illnesses, when death is imminent, to go to finish what is left of their lives with 24 hour medical staff.

Nursing Homes are there for folks to receive cares that cannot be provided in their own homes and to be rehabilitated when possible. They are not necessarily a place for folks to go to to "pass away." Also they are there as places for geriatric patients to go to "retire" with a bit of assistance depending on the level of care the specific facility provides. Ex: Independant Living or Assisted Living

A Nursing home is where anyone can go to get well when they are recovering from a surgery or bad illness and need help taking care of themselves. Hospice is either in the home or a Private Room type hospital where people who have less than 6 months to live go to die with dignity. They give them pain medicine, but no drugs to try to stop what's wrong with them when everyone knows nothing will help them. Their families can come to see them, and have someone stay there with them. There are Specialists who are there to help with anything that needs to be done, and to answer any questions that anyone may have. It's wonderful.

A hospice is for people very close to death - not necessarily an old person. a nursing home -is for the elderly who cannot live independantly but are not necessarily awaiting death.

A hospice is for people with terminal illness. They do normally receive good medical care, but as they have a terminal illness, they won't survive very long either way.

A nursing home cares for elderly or disabled people that cannot care for themselves.

Water, I.V.,and meds are not cut off in hospice. Hospice is to help the dying die with compassion as pain-free as possible hopefully surrounded by loved ones. Some nursing homes and most hospitals dedicate beds to hospice if in home care is not possible. The other part of hospice is called palliative care.That is pain and symptom management. In other words there is no cure for the illness but they can alleviate some of the symptoms and pain.