Alternative Care Settings

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Alternative Care Setting
The United States of America has different care settings that focus on the delivery of services to the members of the public. The healthcare organization and settings are dependent on the facilities available, the medical practitioners and the type of illness it may be focusing on. The discussion below will aim at focusing on the difference between the hospices and rehabilitation centers. The hospices specialize in the care for the people suffering from a long-term illness that may be limiting the lifetime of the individuals. Also, it focuses on their spiritual, emotional, physical and social needs of the patients and their close people such as the relatives and friends. On the other hand, the rehabilitation centers specialize on the psychological treatment of the people who are addicted to drugs.
Hospices started in the USA in 1974 when the New Haven Hospice, which is currently known as Connecticut Hospice, began their care center in the country. The main aim of the Hospice was to take care of the patients who experienced a lot of pain and were likely to die at any time (Herr et al. 805). Hospices are administered by the Chief Medical Officer who check the overall performance of the other practitioners including the counselors. The health department checks on the appropriate facilities and qualification of the professionals for the accreditation. They offer counseling, spiritual, physical and emotion care to both the patient and people close to the person likely to die.

These type of healthcare organizations are common due to the increased cases of deaths due to cancer.
Rehabilitation centers began around 1750s when Benjamin Rush discovered that many people were suffering from the addiction of alcohol. However, the development of facilities has led to modern methods of rehabilitation. The purpose of the rehabilitation centers was to rectify the behaviors and addiction of the people who are used to the abuse of drugs (Ibrahim et al. 278). These centered are credited by the health department after discovering that the centers have enough space and the necessary professionals are present. The addiction to hard drugs has created more room for the development of other rehabilitation centers. In conclusion, it is evident that the 20th century gave way to the development of the different healthcare organizations in the USA.
Works Cited
Herr, Keela, et al. “Assessing and treating pain in hospices: current state of evidence-based practices.” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 39.5 (2010): 803-819.
Ibrahim, Fauziah, Naresh Kumar, and Bahaman Abu Samah. “Self-efficacy and relapsed addiction tendency: An empirical study.” Social Sciences 6.4 (2011): 277-282