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HOSPICE AND IN-HOME CARE Hospice care focuses on maintaining quality of life during the last chapter of a person’s life. In most cases, it is paid for by Medicare. A physician’s referral is required to start hospice care. Hospice provides support to the patient and family by keeping the patient as comfortable as possible, while maintaining his or her dignity and quality of life and allows the patient to remain at home as long as possible. Hospices Serving Madison County Hospice of the Piedmont 434-817-6900 675 Peter Jefferson Pkwy.,Ste 300, Charlottesville, VA Founded in 1980, Hospice of the Piedmont is the only community-based nonprofit hospice