A 90 year old man with history of advanced dementia is brought to hospital with aspiration pneumonia. This is his 5th episode of Aspiration pneumonia in the past 1 year. He is accompanied by his daughter who also happens to be his healthcare proxy. She wants to focus on her father’s comfort as the goal of care and requests no further diagnostic interventions and she would like to avoid further hospitalizations. She wants to know what would make him eligible to receive hospice care. Based on which of the following factors, can he be qualified for hospice?
A. His advanced age
B. Diagnosis of advanced dementia
C. Prognosis
D. His wishes to die at home
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