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Unlike other specialties in health care, family members as well as the patient are considered clients for the hospice team. Therefore, the specialized services available from hospice clinicians and volunteers are intended to address the physical, spiritual, social, cognitive, and emotional needs of the entire family system. Yet, understanding the family dynamic and how it should influence care can be a challenge.

Defining the family at the end of life