A Study on Prevention and Control of Covid-19 Infections in Home-Hospice and Families’ Mourning Observed by Home-Hospice Manager

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to:1)Clarify the measures to prevent and control COVID-19 infections in a home-hospice.2)Reveal families' mourning behavior and the support they received during the period of end-of-life care, as observed by the manager. Some results show as follows:1) The home-hospice was taking measures to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 while trying to continue daily life as usual for its residents and their families.2)We clarified that the families' mourning during the period of end-of-life care had six stages from the interview of managers.