Last updated:
24-Sep-2009
What Is Hospice? And Why Hospice Needs a PR Campaign
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My husband has been in hospice for palative care for about 4 months now. I cannot tell you what a terrific help they have been. He has equipment he needs, his meds are monitored, I can talk to a case manager and a social worker, and he has a regular shower nurse who specializes in body checks for sores and bruising. I could not manage at this point even though he is in a memory support unit without their help. They help me a great deal in communicating to the facility what is needed and following through. God bless them. My recommendation, enter as soon as your doctor feels that you qualify. You can also leave hospice and come back if necessary.
We just put my sister on Hospice this week. The nurse came to visit on tuesday and my sisters bloodpressure was 70/40. Immediately she was admitted to the Hospice center and her pain was managed,she was given a steroid to help with inflamation and now she is able to eat. she is so much happier and plans to be discharged from the hospice center and continue care at home till she needs to go back to the center for final stages of life. the ride to the center and back was picked up by medicare, the vns is also paid. its nice to know someone is helping to look after her when family cannot be close by