Hospice is not giving up. It is choosing comfort, at home, with a nurse you can reach at three in the morning — and support for the people doing the caring.
A daughter at 2am and a discharge planner at 2pm need completely different things. Most hospice sites are built for neither.
You are trying to work out whether it is time, what hospice actually is, who pays, and what changes tomorrow. Plain answers, no jargon, nothing asked of you first.
Start here →Eligibility criteria, our service area by county, response times, and a direct line that reaches a clinician rather than a voicemail box.
Referral information →All of it is covered under the Medicare hospice benefit. Families are often surprised how much is.
A nurse, an aide, a social worker, a chaplain if wanted, and a physician overseeing the plan. They come to you.
Everything related to the terminal diagnosis — medicines, a hospital bed, oxygen, supplies — delivered and set up.
Respite so you can sleep. Training so you feel capable. Bereavement support for a year afterwards.
Call anyway. There is no charge to ask, no obligation, and no one will push you toward a decision. Most families tell us afterwards that they waited longer than they wish they had.
Call (801) 555-0142