- Senior Services and Housing
- Home Respiratory Care and Medical Supply
- Mercy Hospice
- Why Mercy Hospice?
- When is it Time for Hospice?
- Who is Eligible for Hospice Care?
- The Mercy Hospice Team
- Care at Home and in the Nursing Home/Assisted Living Center
- Mercy Hospice – Johnston Facility
- How is Hospice Care Paid For?
- Arranging for Hospice Services
- Becoming a Hospice Volunteer
- Make a Gift to Mercy Hospice
- What Others Say about Mercy Hospice
- Contact Us
- Resources/Links
- House of Mercy
- Workforce Health Initiative
- Wellness Center
- Jordan Creek “Find Your Center”
Who is Eligible for Hospice Care?
Hospice care is not just for cancer patients. It is also valuable for patients experiencing end-stage renal, lung, liver or heart diseases, AIDS/HIV, Alzheimer’s disease, coma and neurological disorders, such as ALS.
A person is eligible for Hospice care once he or she is certified by a physician as having a life-limiting illness with a life expectancy of six months or less. People of all ages, including infants, with any type of terminal illness qualify.
