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Eligibility and Services
- Hospice serves patients of all ages.
- Some signs it’s time to consider hospice care for an elderly adult with Alzheimer’s disease include: doctor said six months or less to live; they have pain needing regular management.
Hospice Care Overview
- Hospice care focuses on quality of life rather than recovery.
- Anyone of any age can get hospice care if a physician certifies a life expectancy of six months or less.
- Hospice experts should be called as soon as a condition becomes terminal.
Services and Facilities
- Adults over 16 are cared for in adult hospices.
- Hospice provides treatments to control symptoms, ease pain and help preparation for death.
- Some hospices have inpatient facilities which could be standalone buildings or hospital/nursing home rooms made homelike.
FAQs
- Is hospice always end of life care?
- How long can a person stay in hospice?
