Identifying who can benefit from OSPTA hospice services and care

Chronic Diseases such as:

•  Cancer
•  End stage cardiovascular disease
•  End stage pulmonary disease
•  Senile degeneration of the brain or Alzheimer’s
•  Neurological disease (Parkinson’s, ALS, CVA)
•  End stage renal disease
•  End stage liver disease

Indicators for admission to OSPTA hospice include: (not limited to the following – all not needed)

•  Decline in functional status (more care/assistance needed for bathing, dressing, walking, feeding, communication)
•  Weight Loss
•  Loss in appetite/diet changes/difficulty swallowing
•  Recurrent infection (UTI, sepsis, URI); need for antibiotics
•  Oxygen dependent
•  History of falls
•  Decrease in cognitive status
•  Multiple hospitalizations and/or emergency visits
•  Non healing wounds