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About VistaCare

Providing Hospice Care
VistaCare is a leading provider of hospice care services throughout communities in 14 states. Through interdisciplinary teams of physicians, nurses, home healthcare aides, social workers, spiritual and other counselors and volunteers, VistaCare provides hospice care primarily designed to reduce pain and enhance the quality of life of patients facing life-limiting illness. This hospice care is most commonly provided in the patient's home or other residence of choice, including hospitals, assisted living communities and nursing homes. For more information, call 1-866-VISTACARE (847-8222) or click here to receive a free Hospice Information Kit. To learn more about what sets VistaCare apart from other hospice providers, click here.

About Hospice Care

Hospice Care
Hospice is a compassionate, patient-centered approach to medical care and support for people at the end of life and their families. Hospice care is care focused on maintaining dignity, increasing quality of life, and providing comfort, including pain and symptom management. Hospice care is for patients with a variety of diagnoses, including heart disease, stroke, liver disease, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. Not sure whether hospice care can help you or a loved one? Then, click here to take our easy "Is Hospice the Answer?" quiz. To learn more about the hospice benefit, click here.

For Healthcare Professionals

Health Care Professional
As hospice specialists, we take pride in working with other healthcare specialists to bring exceptional end-of-life care to the communities we serve. We also take pride in offering you resources that can assist you in caring for your patients, and we encourage you to explore the available tools and resources below. To learn more about how VistaCare can help you care for your patients, call your local VistaCare office at 1-866-847-8222. Or, click here to refer a patient to VistaCare.

Is Hospice the Answer?

Are you caring for an ailing friend or family member or looking for hospice information for yourself? Did you know that hospice is available to help in most cases and at little or no cost? Find out if hospice is the answer for your loved one or yourself by answering these ten, simple questions.

Have you or your loved one...

1. Been hospitalized or to the emergency room several times in the past six months?
Yes No
2. Been making more frequent phone calls to your physicians?
Yes No
3. Started taking medication to lessen physical pain?
Yes No
4. Started spending most of the day in a chair or bed?
Yes No
5. Fallen several times over the past six months?
Yes No
6. Started needing help from others with two or more of the following:
  • Bathing
  • Getting out of bed
  • Eating
  • Dressing
  • Walking
  • Yes No
    7. Started feeling weaker or more tired?
    Yes No
    8. Experienced weight loss so that clothes are noticeably looser?
    Yes No
    9. Noticed a shortness of breath, even while resting?
    Yes No
    10. Been told by a doctor that life expectancy is limited?
    Yes No

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