WHAT IS HOSPICE
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
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Who is Eligible for Hospice?
The Hospice Benefit is available to anyone with a life expectancy of six months or less if the terminal illness or disease runs its normal course.
General Guidelines: When is Hospice Appropriate?
- The person has a life-limiting prognosis with six months or less to live
- The patient requires frequent visits to the physician’s office or emergency room
- The patient is becoming weaker and requires more assistance with activities of daily living
- A significant decline in the patient’s physical or mental health state
- The patient’s disease is progressing at a rapid rate or new diagnosis are added
- The patient has unintentional weight loss
- The patient’s level of mobility has declined and requires more assistance with daily living
- The patient has recently chosen to stop aggressive treatment options
Common Eligible Diagnoses
Patients with any of the following illnesses or end-stage diseases may be appropriate for a hospice referral once eligibility criteria are met:
- ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
- Alzheimer‘s disease
- Cancer
- Dementia
- Heart disease
- Kidney disease
- Liver disease
- Lung disease
- Neurological diseases
- Stroke or Coma
- Parkinson’ disease
- HIV/AIDS
- Failure to thrive
Kansas On-Call
1.877.291.9690
Oklahoma On-Call
1.888.617.2273
Rivercross Hospice has a Rapid Response Team that provides immediate care for patients
24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
RESOURCES
Click here to download
Hospice Reference Guide
(pdf)
Click here to download
Common Hospice Misconceptions
(pdf)
Rivercross Hospice provides professional services regardless of age, race, color, creed, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, diagnosis or ability to pay.
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