General Hospice Eligibility Guidelines
To be eligible for hospice, a patient with a terminal condition should exhibit one or more of the following:
- Disease progression that is not considered reversible
- Multiple ER visits within the last six months
- Progressive functional decline (e.g. from ambulating to bedbound, Independent to Mod Assist)
- Patient elects to forego curative treatments (e.g. Decline to continue Dialysis)
- Progressive impaired nutritional status (Progressive weight loss within the past 3-6 months
