Admission

The criteria for admission to the hospice program includes:

• Terminal illness with prognosis limited to six months or less. All diagnoses are accepted as long as six-month prognosis established.
• Physician order for hospice care.
• Goals for care are pain and symptom control with a focus on quality of life.
• Emotional and spiritual support to embrace end of life issues.
• Patient has identified a primary caregiver or an alternate plan for managing care.