Death from disease and old age doesn’t just happen. There are signs and changes that begin occurring months before death arrives. You can use those signs as a reference indicating when to call hospice.
By the time a hospice referral is made and/or the family and caregiver are thinking about hospice services, it is already well past the time guidance is needed.
Waiting too long before calling hospice can happen for a couple of reasons. Some may be in denial of the signs of approaching death. Others simply don’t know what it looks like as death approaches, and sadly the lack of direction by the medical profession to refer to end of life services.
Death from disease and old age doesn’t just happen. There are signs and changes that begin occurring months before death arrives. You can use those signs as a reference indicating when to call hospice. Remember, we really don’t want to see what we are looking for so our judgement and vision are distorted.
When a person has a life threatening illness and the changes below are occurring, it is time to call hospice, at least for an assessment visit.
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