About 90 percent of hospice care patients pass away within six months of entering hospice. While each person is unique, some common signs of an approaching death may involve:
• Deterioration of a person’s health
• A loss of consciousness
• Both vision and hearing deteriorate.
• A person may be agitated and confused
• They may stop taking food and liquids
• Heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure gradually decrease
• Breathing becomes irregular
• The person may become irresponsive
