Is Hospice the Answer?
If you’re not sure whether hospice care is the right answer for you, this brief questionnaire may help.
Have you…
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Been hospitalized or ER visits several times in past 6 months?
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Started taking medication to lessen physical pain?
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Started spending most of the day in a chair or bed/seeing a functional decline?
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Fallen several times over the past 6 months?
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Needed more help with one or more of the following? (bathing, dressing, eating, getting out of bed, walking)
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Started feeling weaker or more tired?
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Experienced weight loss? (clothes fitting loosely, dentures not fitting properly)
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Had a change in diet due to difficulty chewing or swallowing?
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Developed frequent infections?
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Developed new wounds or worsening wounds?
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Shown shortness of breath, even while at rest?