There is always a need for financial support. The Embracing HospiceCare Foundation was founded to exclusively help hospice patients and their families in areas that are not funded by the hospice Medicare benefit. All contributions are used exclusively for the patients and families, and the donations are generally treated as charitable contributions and are tax-deductable. Embracing HospiceCare donates all clerical support for the administration of the Foundation. The contributions are used 100% in some of the following manners: