Dororetz Hospice House of Hampton Roads to open in Virginia Beach [Video]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Hospice care can help improve the quality of life for people with an incurable diagnosis, usually when doctors have given them six months or less to live.

Tori Crenshaw recalled the pressure of caring for her husband and her father at home at the end of their lives.

“I had guidelines, but when you wake up in the middle of the night and someone is moaning and in pain, and you have no one you can call or turn to, it’s scary,” Crenshaw said.

“You make the decision for your loved one to die at home, but you don’t have the support around you, typically. There aren’t nurses ready to come in and help you if pain is not being …