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Speaker says Joshua's House hospice requires prognosis of six months and forgoing curative care for admission
Summary
A speaker at a Sacramento County public comment session described Joshua's House hospice admission criteria as requiring a prognosis of six months or less and that individuals forgo curative treatment; the speaker said the hospice provides an alternative referral point for unhoused people who otherwise rely on emergency departments.
A speaker at a Sacramento County public comment period described Joshua's House hospice as having specific admission criteria: a clinical prognosis of six months or less and a decision to forgo curative treatment.
The commenter framed the hospice as an alternative referral destination for people experiencing homelessness who often rely on hospital emergency departments for…
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