Our team is experienced, skilled and prepared to assist you with the challenges of considering hospice services. We will work with you to provide comfort, dignity and quality of life, while providing support to your family. Together we will help you and your family do the things that are most important to you for as long as possible.

Who should consider hospice?

Patients who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. Qualifying conditions can include, but are not limited to:

• Cancer
• Heart Disease
• Lung Disease
• Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia
• Stroke
• Liver Disease
• Kidney Disease
• Neurological conditions
• Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

What symptoms might indicate if I should consider hospice?

• Been hospitalized or been to the ER several times in the past six months?
• Been making more frequent phone calls to physicians?
• Started taking medication to lessen physical pain?
• Started spending most of the day in a chair or bed?
• Fallen several times during the past six months?
• Started needing help from others with any of the following:
  • Bathing
  • Dressing
  • Eating
  • Cooking
  • Getting out of bed
  • Walking
• Started feeling weaker or more tired?
• Experienced weight loss so that clothes are noticeably looser?
• Noticed a shortness of breath, even while resting?
• Been told by a doctor that life expectancy is limited?

If you answered YES to four or more of these questions, it may be time to think about hospice. Anyone with a life-limiting illness may be eligible for services that bring comfort, support and relief to the patient and their families.

What should I do if I think I or a family member need hospice care?

Call Community Hospice at 334-283-4250 and our staff will be happy to talk to you about how we can help.