It’s common for family members to worry that they may be giving up on their loved one by considering hospice care. But hospice is not about giving up. It’s about living the way you want and focusing on comfort and quality when a cure is no longer likely. Hospice often becomes a choice when you or a loved one is seeking relief from frequent emergency room visits or are physically or emotionally tired of challenging treatment that has no positive impact on life expectancy or quality.

Hospice makes sense when your focus turns from seeking a cure to seeking quality of days for the time that remains.

It’s important to realize hospice is not just for the last days of life. In fact, hospice works best when chosen earlier, allowing you and your family to gain the extra layer of care hospice brings sooner.