Personalized Hospice Care Plans By Condition

The experience of a person diagnosed with cancer or heart disease is very different from that of an Alzheimer’s patient or someone with a pulmonary condition. At VITAS, we tailor our hospice plan of care—both clinical care and our support services—to meet the unique symptoms and social and emotional needs that can accompany each specific condition or illness.

ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)

When ALS patients & their loved ones are dealing with the significant effects of this terminal illness, VITAS can help.

A woman lies in bed as a VITAS physician holds her hand

Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

Hospice serves those in the end stages of dementia, relieving pain, controlling symptoms, improving quality of life and reducing anxiety and worry for patients and their families.

A VITAS team member helps a man sit up in bed

Cancer

Hospice doesn’t always add more days to a cancer patient’s life, but it can add quality of life to the final months, weeks and days. When is the right time for hospice?

A woman wearing a head scarf hugs a boy as they sit on a sofa

Heart Disease

Hospice helps patients and their families deal with the significant impact of heart disease after curative treatment has stopped.

A VITAS team member uses a stethoscope to check on a man lying in bed

HIV/AIDS

The VITAS mission is to serve those in the end stages of HIV/AIDS, to relieve pain, control symptoms, improve quality of life and reduce anxiety for patients and their loved ones.

Hands hold a red ribbon for AIDS awareness

Kidney Failure

Your search for comfort, support and answers does not stop when you choose to forgo dialysis. Reducing or discontinuing medical support affects the whole family. That’s when VITAS can help.

Two men sitting at a table talk with a VITAS physician

Liver Disease

Look for these common signs that the disease has progressed to a point where all involved would likely benefit from hospice services, and learn how VITAS can help.

A female senior citizen holds hands with a VITAS team member

Lung Cancer

Hospice can support patients dealing with the effects of stage 4 lung cancer. Learn more about what to expect if your loved one is experiencing end-stage lung cancer.