Please do not hesitate to call the parish office whenever a family member (at home or in a hospital) needs anointing/last rites.
Anointing of the sick is for those with a serious health issue, those going into a serious surgery, or those who simply experience the sufferings that come with old age. The sacrament allows God to give graces to the individual to have the spiritual strength to stay firmly rooted in hope in the midst of suffering.