Category: FAQ

How do you know when it’s time for hospice? You should call hospice if your loved one is experiencing any of the symptoms below: frequent visits to the ER or hospital admissions. a decline in their ability to perform daily tasks including eating, getting dressed, walking, or using the bathroom. an increase in falls. What […]

When should hospice care begin? When should hospice care start? Hospice care is used when a disease, such as advanced cancer, gets to the point when treatment can no longer cure or control it. In general, hospice care should be used when a person is expected to live about 6 months or less if the […]

At what point do you go into a hospice? People may be referred to a hospice at any point during their illness. So while some of them may come in for a few days or weeks towards the end of their lives, many others attend a hospice at much earlier stages of their illness as […]

What qualifies a person for Hospice? Patients are eligible for hospice care when a physician makes a clinical determination that life expectancy is six months or less if the terminal illness runs its normal course. How do I request hospice? Begin Hospice Care You or your loved one may call a local hospice and request […]

What does it mean when someone is in hospice care? Hospice care is a special kind of care that focuses on the quality of life for people and their caregivers who are experiencing an advanced, life-limiting illness. Hospice care provides compassionate care for people in the last phases of incurable disease so that they may […]