1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Are you confused about how someone qualifies to be a hospice patient? &amp;nbsp; This episode will help to remove some of the confusion about the diagnoses that may qualify a patient for hospice. &amp;nbsp;Not every patient with a chronic illness can receive hospice coverage. &amp;nbsp;They first have to be certified by a doctor as having a terminal illness, or life-limiting illness, with a prognosis of 6 months or less life expectancy. &amp;nbsp; The diseases covered by hospice are much more than just cancer diagnoses, however &amp;nbsp;Helen &amp;amp; Jerry discuss the terminal diagnoses that may qualify someone for hospice in this episode of Five for Friday. &amp;nbsp; We mention the National Hospice &amp;amp; Palliative Care Organization in this episode, and encourage you to look on their website for more detailed information, at www.nhpco.org.&amp;nbsp; If you have further questions regarding hospice qualifications, please write us at host@theheartofhospice.com, or find us on Facebook or Twitter. &amp;nbsp;We look forward to hearing from our listeners.&amp;nbsp; The Heart of Hospice Podcast http://theheartofhospice.libsyn.com/podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4740818/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/ecf807/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/13030290