Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley

Ensuring quality of life in any stage of illness

315-265-3105

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Is It Time for Hospice or Palliative Care?

1. Have you been diagnosed with a serious, life-limiting illness? These include (but are not limited to):
  • AIDS
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Cancer
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
  • Digestive Disease
  • Heart/Cardiovascular Disease
  • Kidney Disease
  • Liver Disease
  • Neurological Conditions (Dementia, Parkinson’s, MS, ALS, Huntington’s Disease, Stroke)
  • Renal Disease
1 out of 5
2. Has there been a recent change in your condition? Some examples might include:
  • Loss of interest in daily activities
  • Increasing falls or unsteadiness
  • Increasing usage of a cane, walker or wheelchair
  • More difficulty swallowing
  • Increase in daytime sleeping
  • Progressive, unintentional weight loss
  • Uncontrollable disease related pain with current medications
  • Shortness of breath, even while resting
  • Deteriorating mental abilities
2 out of 5
3. Have you found yourself needing more medical support?
3 out of 5
4. Have you started to need more help to perform daily activities? These include:
  • Bathing
  • Dressing
  • Eating
  • Walking
  • Getting out of bed
4 out of 5
5. Would you like to focus on quality of life rather than life-prolonging treatments?
5 out of 5
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