How do you know when it is time for hospice?
People wait much too long to ask for the help of hospice. We want you to call us if you have ANY question about whether you or your loved one can receive the benefit of hospice care. To help give you a guide, we have outlined some of the criteria that we use to determine when a patient is appropriate for hospice.
We understand that the information below may be too clinical for the non clinical individual, however, medical professionals will be accessing this information also and need the level of detail provided below. Should you want to discuss any of the below criteria with a professional just call and we can have one of our Hospice specialists answer all your questions.
The Homestead Hospice Hotline 877-355-4472
A physician may determine that a patient has a life expectancy of six months or less even if the above findings are not present. Co-morbidities also support eligibility for hospice care.
The following Disease Diagnoses are included. Please click on the diagnosis below to go directly to the disease specific criteria.
