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Is Hospice the Answer? Is Hospice the Answer?
You're not alone.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, more than one in three Americans is caring for an ailing family member or friend. Many of these families are facing a serious, life-limiting illness for the first time and don't know where to turn for answers and support. Hospice can help.

Complete this simple online quiz to learn whether hospice could be right for you or a loved one. Just click on Yes or No to answer each question.

Is Hospice the Answer?

Have you or your loved one...

1. Been hospitalized or to the emergency room several times in the past six months?
Yes No
2. Been making more frequent phone calls to your physicians?
Yes No
3. Started taking medication to lessen physical pain?
Yes No
4. Started spending most of the day in a chair or bed?
Yes No
5. Fallen several times over the past six months?
Yes No
6. Started needing help from others with two or more of the following:
  • Bathing
  • Getting out of bed
  • Eating
  • Dressing
  • Walking
  • Yes No
    7. Started feeling weaker or more tired?
    Yes No
    8. Experienced weight loss so that clothes are noticeably looser?
    Yes No
    9. Noticed a shortness of breath, even while resting?
    Yes No
    10. Been told by a doctor that life expectancy is limited?
    Yes No