Eligibility Guides

Patients must meet the following eligibility criteria to be appropriate for hospice care:

• Adults, children and infants with a prognosis of six months or less if the disease runs its normal course
• Hospice can continue after six months as long as the patient continues to meet eligibility criteria
• Prognosis is certified by personal and hospice physician
• Patient and family desire palliative care as opposed to curative treatment