hi, I am a home healthcare nurse whose agency is 'creeping' into hospice. there are no hospice services in my area.........kinda rural and such.............anyways, I approached the hospice director where I work and asked about two patients on my caseload who I feel would be better served under hospice...............both are in their nineties, frail and kind of 'failure to thrive'.............recurrent pneumonias, poor p.o. intake, little mobility, etc..........I was told that if the Doctors could give a 'terminal diagnosis' they would qualify..................however is hard to be specific..........both are kind of terminally elderly, versus any other diagnosed problem............(have a lot of 90 + y/o's on my caseload, most aren't so frail)..........any ideas or help would be appreciated...........thanks!