To live at ‘Our Hospice House’, residents must:
•be enrolled with a local Hospice Provider
•have a medical diagnosis with a prognosis of one month or less to live
•have chosen to stop receiving curative treatments
•have a signed MOLST form indicating Do No Resuscitate (DNR)
•have a designated health care proxy and financial power of attorney
•have a hospice plan for continued care in the case of improvement and discharge for extended prognosis.
Additional admission considerations include:
•No IVs or in-use feeding tubes
•Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease will be considered on a case-by-case basis
•Mental health issues will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and only if there are no aggressive or violent behaviors.
Please contact us for full details about our admission criteria.
Cost
While our operation budget is approximately $1200 per day, ‘Our Hospice House’ operates at no cost to the guest. Our home is fully supported by gracious donors. We do invite our guest and their family/friends to contribute in the future for their resources allow. We also rely on the generosity of individuals, local businesses, grant programs and foundations to support our work.
Admission to ‘Our Hospice House’ is not based on income level or ability to pay.