Hospice is specialized care designed to support you and your loved ones
during an advanced illness through medical, spiritual, and emotional support
services. Hospice care focuses on comfort and quality of life at the end
of a terminal illness. The goal of hospice care is to enable you to have
an alert, pain-free life and to make each moment of remaining life as
full and as comfortable as possible. The care team consists of a physician,
nurse, CNAs, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers.
Not sure you're ready for hospice but need extra support?
Eric Xanthopoulos, MDMedical Director, Radiation Oncology
Melissa Salaam, MSN, RNDirector of Hospice and Transitional Care
Am I Eligible for Hospice?
Hospice services are available to any person whose illness has advanced
to a point where he or she is no longer seeking life-prolonging care,
but rather is seeking comfort and a better quality of life. To be eligible,
the patient’s physician must determine a prognosis, or life expectancy,
of six months or less if the disease follows its normal and expected course.
Beloit Regional Hospice serves patients of all ages with any advanced
disease, including, but not limited to, cancer, heart disease, pulmonary
disease, AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, or other dementias.
Call us today and we can help you determine what care is right for you
and your unique situation. You do not need a referral from a doctor to
have your questions answered. The most consistent feedback we receive
from patients and their families is “I wish we would have called
sooner.”
Don’t wait for the support you and your family members need. Contact
us today at
608.363.7421.
