When do i contact hospice

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Don't want to wait? Skip to the front of the line by calling Subscribe to Our Newsletter. Sign Up. OK Cancel. Often, your physician is the first to mention the possibility of hospice care; however, some physicians hesitate to bring up hospice because they sincerely want to preserve hope for a cure. When a doctor mentions hospice care, he or she is simply presenting an option for comfort, which in many cases may actually lengthen life by increasing the quality of the time remaining.

It is important that you and your doctor talk openly and share the same goals for maintaining quality of life. More often the signs and milestones are less clear. Considering these questions may provide some clarity for you or your loved one:.

Far too many people wait until they are in the midst of a health care crisis before thinking about what options are available or what care they or their loved ones would have wanted. Often, by waiting too long to learn about possible options, like hospice care, people end up spending difficult days in the hospital or the emergency room and opportunities to be with loved ones at home are lost.