Anyone have experience with hospice?

blogachick said:

I am sorry to hear about your mother. Both my mother and father benefited from Hospice care during their final days. My mother had Alzheimers and died in a nursing home and hospice was a comfort to my father and me during the two and a half years she was there. (My mother was beyond caring). A few years later my father had hospice care at home. (He had cancer and dementia and by then I was living with him)

Before hospice my father was in excruciating pain. Within 24 hours under their care he was pain free. At the time, hospice required a doctor's opinion that a patient had less than six months to live and my dad's very nice doctor signed off on it. The Hospice team included a chaplain, a social worker and a nurse who came to the house. The nurse made sure my dad was comfortable and addressed any medical problems. The social worker and chaplain were my support in a very difficult time and I don't know what I would have done without them.

I will be forever grateful to Hospice for being there for me and my family.

My thoughts are with you.

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DianeB said:

Did everyone have 100% fantastic experiences? No issues at all? I feel like we are being made to change everything to accommodate those at hospice. That my mother's happiness and dignity are secondary.

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DianeB said:

Did everyone have 100% fantastic experiences? No issues at all? I feel like we are being made to change everything to accommodate those at hospice. That my mother's happiness and dignity are secondary.

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