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What if a patient under VNA Hospice care lives beyond six months?

April 26, 2017hospice Lives months patient VNA

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What if a patient under VNA Hospice care lives beyond six months?

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If the patient’s disease follows its normal course, without curative treatment, the life expectancy is usually six months or less. However, patients will not be discharged from VNA Hospice care if they exceed that time frame, as long as they meet the criteria for receiving hospice care.