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Criteria for Acceptance
* The patient has a terminal illness and the attending physician believes the patient has a life expectancy of 3 months or less.
* The patient, family and physician agree to a treatment plan that is comfort-oriented, rather than disease oriented.
* The patient has a Do Not Resuscitate order: no life sustaining measures will be implemented - for example: no CPR.
* The patient has private physician coverage.
* The patient is working with and has a referral from either:
Lifetime Care Hospice of Rochester (585-214-1000)
Visiting Nurse Hospice (585-787-8315)
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