1. Patient has a life expectancy of 6 months or less (“a six-month diagnosis”), if the illness runs its normal course.

2. Desire of patient and/or family to stop uncomfortable or ineffective treatments.

3. General Signs and changes in Symptoms in the past 3-6 months:

• Recent decline in functional status

• Weight loss, >10% over 6 months

• Hospitalizations or ER visits

• Infections (UTI, URI, sepsis)

• Pain, nausea, vomiting, SOB, etc.

• Increased confusion

• Bedbound/Geri-chair/falls

• Decreased appetite

• Skin Breakdown - Decubitus Ulcers

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*Source Hospice of New Jersey.