When is hospice recommended?

• Treatment is no longer working and/or they no longer want aggressive intervention.

Some of the most common illnesses for hospitalization include:

• Cancer Heart disease lung disease
• Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia
• Apoplexy Liver disease
• Renal failure
• ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
• Their symptoms are more difficult to manage.
• They visit the doctor or hospital more often.
• They often appear confused or anxious.
• They cannot communicate.
• They don’t have much of an appetite or lose weight for no apparent reason.
• They sleep most of the time.
• They have multiple recurrent infections.
• As a nurse, you feel stressed and anxious.