Hospice Appropriate Indicators
Possible Indicators For LifeTouch Health
For patients and families dealing with serious illness, LifeTouch Health’s Family of Care provides expert care, where they are. Patients are cared for in their own or a family member’s home, a nursing home, a hospital, an assisted living facility or at one of our LifeTouch Health inpatient or contracted facilities across our service area. Physical, emotional and spiritual support is provided based on the patient’s wishes and the family’s unique needs.
Possible Indicators
If two or more indicators are present, hospice may be an option for additional care and support. LifeTouch Health can help.
Unintentional weight loss
Frequent falls
Multiple ER visits/frequent hospitalizations
Multiple medications or frequent medication changes
Increased shortness of breath
Multiple complex medical conditions
Recurrent or frequent infection
Altered mental status not caused by an acute infection
Skin breakdown or non-healing wounds
Common Diagnoses: End Stage
If two or more indicators are present, hospice may be an option for additional care and support. LifeTouch Health can help.
Cancer
Heart disease/CHF
Renal disease
Pulmonary disease/COPD
Dementia/Alzheimer’s
Liver disease
Neurological disease/CVA
LifeTouch Health now offers Telehealth support for patients and their families in nursing homes, inpatient centers, and their homes.