Hospice Eligibility

Hospice General Criteria Guide

If your loved one is showing two or more of the following signs, it may be time to begin a conversation about hospice care. Speak with your physician to explore a care plan that best supports comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

Possible Indicators That Hospice May Be Appropriate:

• Increased need for help with daily activities (bathing, dressing, eating, mobility)

• Unintentional or ongoing weight loss

• Noticeable changes in mental clarity or alertness

• Frequent or repeated falls

• Skin breakdown or slow-healing wounds

• Frequent changes to medication or dosage

• Worsening shortness of breath or fatigue

• Multiple emergency room visits or hospitalizations

• Recurring infections

• Symptoms becoming increasingly difficult to control

• Treatments no longer providing benefit, or

• A personal choice to stop aggressive or curative interventions

• Other chronic or serious conditions contributing to overall decline

Most Common Diagnoses:

• Heart Disease / Congestive Heart Failure

• Cancer

• Pulmonary Disease

• Dementia / Alzheimer’s

• Stroke / Neuro

• Renal Disease

• Liver Disease