Hospice Referrals in Las Vegas
Quality of Life Hospice partners with attending physicians, hospital discharge planners, medical social workers, and post-acute case managers throughout the Las Vegas Valley to deliver rapid, seamless palliative and hospice admissions for patients with advanced illness.
Rapid Bedside & Home Response: We conduct patient bedside evaluations within 2 to 4 hours of referral receipt, coordinate DME and medication delivery before discharge, and maintain open communication with the patient’s primary medical team.
Clinical Indicators for Hospice Appropriateness
Under Medicare guidelines (CMS-418), patients qualify for hospice care when two physicians certify a life expectancy of six months or less if the terminal illness runs its normal course. General decline markers include:
Functional Decline
Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) or Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) ≤ 50–60%. Progressive dependency in ≥ 3 of 6 Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).
Nutritional Compromise
Unintentional weight loss > 10% in past 6 months or > 5% in past 3 months. Serum albumin < 2.5 g/dL. Progressive dysphagia or aspiration history.
Acute Utilization
Multiple ED visits, ICU admissions, or hospital readmissions within past 6 months. Escalating symptom burden despite optimized medical therapy.
Shift to Comfort Goals
Patient or surrogate expresses preference to avoid further aggressive interventions, intubation, dialysis, or invasive ICU treatments in favor of palliative comfort.
Direct Hospital Coordination Across Southern Nevada
Our dedicated clinical admission coordinators work directly on-site and remotely with medical facilities across Clark County:
- Dignity Health: St. Rose Dominican Hospitals – Siena, Rose de Lima, and San Martín campuses.
- Valley Health System: Summerlin Hospital, Henderson Hospital, Spring Valley Hospital, Centennial Hills Hospital, Valley Hospital.
- HCA Healthcare: Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, MountainView Hospital, Southern Hills Hospital.
- University Medical Center (UMC) and Southern Nevada Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.
- Post-Acute Facilities: Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), assisted living communities (ALFs), and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs).
The Four Levels of Care Managed for Your Patients
- Routine Home Care: Regular interdisciplinary visits from RNs, hospice aides, social workers, and chaplains in the patient’s home, group home, or assisted living community.
- Continuous Home Care: Intensive nursing support (up to 24 hours daily) during acute symptom crises to achieve stability and prevent unnecessary rehospitalization.
- General Inpatient Care (GIP): Short-term inpatient management in an acute contracted medical facility for severe, intractable pain or symptom crises requiring round-the-clock RN oversight.
- Inpatient Respite Care: Up to 5 consecutive days of inpatient relief at a Medicare-approved facility to prevent caregiver burnout and support family stability.
Physician Collaboration & Continuity of Care
Referring physicians may choose to remain the primary attending physician throughout the hospice journey or delegate primary hospice oversight to our Board-Certified Hospice Medical Director. We provide regular status updates, notify your office of any medication adjustments, and ensure continuous clinical compliance.
How to Submit a Patient Referral
Initiating a hospice evaluation takes less than 5 minutes. Submit patient demographics, face-to-face clinical notes, and physician orders via:
- Phone: Call our 24/7 clinical intake intake line directly at (702) 790–1341
- Email: Send encrypted referral documents to info@QualityOfLifeHospiceNV.com
- In-Person Intake: Our clinical liaison can meet with the family and patient directly at bedside within 2 hours.
Explore Our Specialized Hospice Services & Locations
Quality of Life Hospice serves families across the entire Las Vegas Valley with dedicated clinical programs: