Hospice

Hospice care is all about giving you support to enhance your quality of life, even in your final days. We focus on comfort, helping you manage pain, symptoms, and medications while offering life-enriching services like massage therapy, therapeutic music, and family support. 

You may want to explore hospice if you or a loved one is experiencing:

• A life expectancy of six months or less.
• Declining health despite treatment.
• Frequent hospitalizations.
• Decreased appetite and weight loss.
• Decline in independence with daily activities.
• Desire for comfort and quality of life rather than treatments.
  

The most common hospice diagnoses include:

• Cancer
• Heart disease
• Dementia/Alzheimer’s
• Lung Disease
• Stroke
• Kidney disease
• Liver disease
• Neurological disorders
• HIV/AIDS
• Others include infections, potentially cancerous masses, moderate/severe malnutrition, and a combination of chronic illnesses

Even if your condition isn’t listed here, reach out to our team. We’re here to help you live better, whatever your diagnosis may be. Click here to get in contact with our team.

Palliative care and hospice care both offer an enhanced quality of life when you’re facing a chronic illness. With palliative care, you can continue receiving treatment while also getting extra care and support. Hospice care provides comfort and support if you choose to focus on quality of life and stop additional treatment for your illness. 

You may be admitted to hospice if your primary care provider diagnoses you with a life expectancy of six months or less. If you think hospice care might be right for you, but you have not received a diagnosis, you can still reach out to our team. We will work with you and your care provider to determine the best care for you. 

When admitted to hospice care, you are initially certified for six months. However, you can continue to receive hospice care as long as you still meet the requirements as determined by Medicare.

Hospice care provided by Vivie helps you live well wherever you call home. You can receive hospice care in your residential home, assisted living community, or other skilled nursing facility.