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Eligibility Requirements
- Life-limiting illness
with a prognosis of 6 months or less
- Patient has a
declining functional status as determined by either:
- Karnofsky
Performance Status of 50% or less
- Dependence in 3 out
of 6 Activities of Daily Living
- Frequent
hospitalizations
- Frequent trips to
the Emergency Room
- Weight loss of 10%
or more in the last 4 to 6 months
- Serum Albumin less
than 2.5 gm / dl
- Patient and family
have elected palliative care
- Documented clinical
disease progression
Karnofsky Performance Status:
Indicates patient's ability to function independently.
Serum Albumin:
Albumin is a component of protein and makes up one half of plasma protein.
We have created a form which can help you determine if Hospice care is right
for you. Click on the following link to check your eligibility and to submit
a request to recieve additional information about
Hospice services.
Am I Eligible?
End Stage Diagnosis
Although commonly assumed, Hospice care is not just for Cancer patients.
Hospice of South Texas provides care to patients
with any End Stage Diagnosis. These may include, but are not limited to:
- Metastatic
Malignancies
- Heart Disease
- Kidney Disease
- Liver Disease
- Lung Disease
- Stroke and/or Coma
- AIDS
- Neurological Diseases
(Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Dementia, etc.)
- Lou Gehrig's (ALS) Disease
- Failure of Multiple
Organ Systems
- Failure to Thrive
- Senesence
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