While it’s challenging to identify the exact decisions and commitments for your loved ones during their end-of-life process, certain factors can point you toward the need for hospice care. These signs and conditions include the following:
The rapid decline in health over the past 6-12 months, despite aggressive medical treatments.
Inability to perform activities of daily living; such as bathing, dressing, eating, ambulating and other day to day tasks.
Frequent hospitalizations or trips to the Emergency Department.
Physical symptoms such low appetite, significant weight loss, general weakness, gait issues, immobility
Signs of increasing illness such as uncontrolled pain and frequent infections, which cause further decline.
Desire to focus on the quality of life rather than continued treatments. Focusing on symptom management during end of life care
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