Do I need hospice now?
Click here for a simple
online quiz to find out
if hospice is needed for
you or a loved one.

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Do I need hospice now?

Are you caring for an ailing friend or family member or looking for hospice information for yourself? Did you know that hospice is available to help in most cases and at little or no cost? Find out if hospice is the answer for your loved one or yourself by answering these ten, simple questions.


1. Fallen several times over the past six months?
Yes No
2. Consistently needed help from others with two or more of the following:
  • Bathing
    		•
  • Getting out of bed
    		•
  • Eating
    		•
  • Dressing
    		•
  • Walking
    		•
    Yes No
    3. Started feeling weaker or more tired?
    Yes No
    4. Had a loss of desire to participate in routine life activities or experiences?
    Yes No
    5. Needed to start taking medication to lessen physical pain?
    Yes No
    6. Experienced weight loss so that clothes are noticeably looser?
    Yes No
    7. Noticed a shortness of breath, even while resting?
    Yes No
    8. Been hospitalized or to the emergency room several times in the past six months?
    Yes No
    9. Been making more frequent phone calls to your physicians?
    Yes No
    10. Been told by a doctor that life expectancy is limited?
    Yes No
     

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