A patient may be admitted to hospice care if they:

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• Are seeking comfort care instead of curative care

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• Have a limited life expectancy if the illness runs its normal course

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• Desire and agree to hospice care

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It may be time to refer when a patient has any of the following:

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• Chest pain at rest

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• Shortness of breath

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• Pulse Ox 88% or less on room air

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• Assistance with bathing, toileting, dressing, eating, walking

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• Frequent ER/Hospital visits

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• Multiple calls to Provider's office at all hours

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• Caregiver having difficulty coping

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• Weight loss

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• Multiple wounds, etc.

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Examples: Heart, lung, liver or renal disease, Alzheimer’s, stroke, debility ALS, AIDS, Cancer, unspecified