Bringing Up the Subject Keeps You in Control of the Discussion

  • Research shows that over 90% of survey* participants expect doctors to discuss hospice as an option for end-of-life care so that families can make informed decisions
*Health Care Opinion Research, 2009

Referring Earlier Helps Provide Your Patients the Most Help

  • 83% of Americans surveyed*say they wish to die at home or home like environment.
  • Survey respondents also say the most important qualities of a “good death” include dying pain-free, dying with dignity and dying with the benefit of spiritual counseling
*Quality of Life Matters, 2005

Extending Care to the Patient’s Family

  • Studies have shown that family caregivers with fewer days of hospice support are four times more likely to develop a major depressive disorder than those who had a longer length of services
*Bradley and colleagues, 2004