Lack of symptoms does not automatically disqualify hospice admission. Contact Roze Room to help evaluate and discuss your patients.

Here are general indications that hospice might be appropriate:

• Increasing ER visits
• Calling your office more often
• Slower to bounce back after a set back
• Family seems more stressed, overwhelmed, unable to handle increasing caregiving duties
• Patient needs increased assistance
• Patient experiencing increased pain, current pain medications seem less effective
• Patient experiencing issues with breathing distress, nausea, decreased appetite, weight loss or other symptoms
• Patient’s family expressing that the patient seems emotionally withdrawn, sleeping more or having difficulty with comprehension
• The patient and/or members of patient’s family appear to need emotional support
• Patient/family choosing to focus on comfort rather than cure of the disease