When is the Right Time for Referral?

Consider Pathways Hospice When:

• The patient has an advanced illness
• The patient is declining
• The patient and family request or are considering hospice care

Signs of Decline May Include:

• Significant weight loss despite efforts to support dietary intake
• Hospitalization more than once in the last several months
• The patient is increasingly less independent, needs more help
• Their primary illness is progressing more rapidly despite interventions
• The patient is withdrawing from family and/or caregivers
• The patient is sleeping increasingly longer periods during the day
• Multiple co-morbid conditions are worsening or developing

If uncertainty exists or the patient and family need further discussion of the Hospice approach, please call us. We are here to help.

 

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The information contained in these articles is intended as general information for medical practitioners and does not constitute specific medical advice for patients or their families.

We also offer a Clinical Overview of Pathways Hospice DVD Video:

General Overview of Pathways Online on YouTube

This DVD can also be obtained either by sending an e-mail to info@pathways-care.org
or by calling our main office at 970.663.3500