If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with a terminal illness or life-limiting disease, it’s never too early to begin learning about how hospice care can support you throughout your life journey.

 

A physician may suggest a hospice consultation and evaluation when someone diagnosed with a terminal illness exhibits signs and symptoms associated with a life expectancy of six months or less. However, depending on the hospice diagnosis and other factors, many patients live beyond the six-month life expectancy.

 

Some illnesses supported by hospice care include, but are not limited to:

 

• Alzheimer’s & Dementia

• Cancer

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

• End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

• Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS)

• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

• Parkinson’s Disease