Who is Eligible for Hospice Care?

The basic criteria for our services are:
- Prognosis of six months or less*
- Must live in our service area (Maui Island, except the Hana region)
- Must not be pursuing curative or life-extending measures
- Must have adequate caregiving in place**

Cancer, ALS, Stroke and HIV/Aids patients have all been served by Hospice Maui. We also provide services to patients with end-stage diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, Cardiovascular disorders, Renal, Liver and Lung Diseases.

Early intervention with Hospice Maui care can lead to improved pain and symptom management, and much greater quality in the remainder of a patient’s life, regardless of how long that might be.

*No one can accurately predict how long someone might have to live, even skilled medical professionals. There are times when a patient’s condition stabilizes to a point where they may be discharged from Hospice Maui. Similarly, if a patient lives beyond the initial six-month prognosis, they can continue to receive services as long as their doctor re-certifies that they are still terminally ill.

**While we don’t have a requirement that someone have a 24 hour caregiver at the time of admission, they must have a solid plan for caregiving that can be implemented when we determine that the patient is no longer able to care for his/her daily needs. Sometimes that means just a few days of care, and sometimes that means months.