A nurse is discussing health care options with the family of an 82-year-old patient with advanced heart failure who has a life expectancy of approximately 4-6 months. The family asks about the difference between hospice and palliative care services. Which statement by the nurse best explains the relationship between these two types of care?
- Palliative care focuses on comfort throughout a serious illness, while hospice is a type of palliative care for patients with a prognosis of 6 months or less
- Palliative care is only appropriate when a patient stops all life-prolonging treatments, while hospice can be started at any time
- Hospice care includes curative treatments along with comfort measures, while palliative care stops all medical treatments
- Hospice care is only provided in inpatient facilities, while palliative care is provided in the home setting