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==HOSPICE ELIGIBILITY:==

*1) “Would I be surprised if this patient dies in the next 6 months?”
*Terminal illness with prognosis of ≤ 6 months
*Declining functional status:
*Dependence in 3 of 6 Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
*Predominately chair or bedbound
*Change in nutritional status, e.g., > 10% loss of body weight over last 4-6 months
*Observable and documented deterioration in overall clinical condition in the past 4-6 months, as manifested by at least one of the following:
**≥ 3 hospitalizations or ED visits
**Decrease in tolerance to physical activity
**Decrease in cognitive ability
**Other comorbid conditions

*2) Patient/family has chosen to focus on comfort
*need some support at home, whether it's family, friends, neighbors. (e.g. cannot be completely dependent for ADLs).

==HOME HOSPICE REFERRAL==

*ORCHID Order for “Home Hospice”
**Will require NPI and License #
**Please add to the order comments the physician contact #/pager, terminal diagnosis and any medical care needs patient may require for comfort
** ie: high flow O2, therapeutic para/thora, local wound care, ostomy care, foley etc.
* This will be received by our Home Health Department who processes the referral and finds a hospice agency who can accept the patient
* Hospice agency will contact patient/family and sign consent for services
*Home Health Hours: M-F 8am-5:30pm, Saturday 9am-6pm
**They will coordinate everything after the order is placed and call the provider's Spectralink with f/u on ETA or any questions 
*Weekends/Holidays/After work hours
** Since Home Health is not here, you will make the referral to hospice agency directly
** Please still place “Home Hospice” order in orchid so that our Home Health Department can follow up and track the referral
** Afterhours, the ED can directly contact the home health agency 
***Vitas 855.977.4042 or VITAS.com/Referrals - has COVID care, HFNC, thora/paracentesis if already has catheter
***Roze Room (818) 783-1002 - has COVID care, HFNC, thora/paracentesis if already has catheter
***Silverado (310) 634-4311 - COVID, HFNC, thora/paracentesis
***Hope International (310) 782-7070 - thora/paracentesis, Chinese, Korean, Japanese speakers
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