He will be getting Hospice at Home
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Home care vs Hospice care
Comments (17)HOME HEALTH CARE - this is a service that can also be provided by a home health care agency AND PAID FOR BY MEDICARE....Mom had that for several years, however, it is very limited in what they provide. When she had that level (home health care paid for by Medicare) she was still able to get around with a Scooter, feed herself, use the toilet; as her abilities declined and after a ten day hospitalization with massive bladder, kidney and lung infections, her urologist stated that we needed to consider Hospice care. I contacted the agency we use (Heartland) to ask what the requirements were....did it mean six months to live? They told me NO, you needed to have an incurable condition - they told me they had folks who had been clients for more than five years. I am in Texas - you may find it different in your state, but Medicare did pay for home health services for several years prior to hospice; the rules may have changed on home health care since she has gone to hospice. If you have a loved one needing more care than the family can provide, your best bet is to simply call one of the agencies in your area that provide HOME HEALTH CARE and HOSPICE CARE. Ask them what qualifications you need to be accepted. Once you know if you qualify for either one, then ask them what the regulations are regarding care....that is your best bet. Carolyn who is now dealing with a 95 year old father who is feeling guilty over putting wife of 71 years in a nursing hom; Mom aged 91 who cannot do ANYTHING for herself, and who has some dementia and DH age 58 who is fighting esophageal cancer. Does anyone have the timetable for when I am allowed to have my nervous breakdown?...See MorePalliative or Hospice care?
Comments (2)I am late seeing this question, but in case anyone else is wondering: Palliative care, the focus is maintaining comfort, relieving symptoms, improving quality of life and is not just for terminal states. Sometimes these specialists can help with chronic illness that isn't terminal ( or won't be for some time yet). So I hope that you contacted them, Jannie, and were able to get some help. It philosophically overlaps with hospice. Hospice also wants to maintain comfort, relieve symptoms, and improve quality of life -- geared more for people who are approaching death, though. Hospice doesn't necessarily mean no treatment, but it does recognize that the goal of treatments is not cure but comfort and preventing complications as much as possible. For example, my mother was in hospice care in the nursing home, which meant that she had an RN visit her weekly, an extra aide come to give her personal care, access to assistive devices, overall just more attention than she would have gotten. She was kept on her blood pressure medicines and given symptomatic treatment for colds, cough, etc; but we would not have taken her to the hospital or had resuscitation attempted (as I see some families of hospice patients do, asking to have "everything done" for a person who is going to die regardless) Hope that helps a little....See MoreSIL in hospice
Comments (29)I'm so sorry. My mom was fortunate to be able to spend her last days in hospice at the hospital. A different company operates the hospice in the hospital. It was very peaceful and well-tended. I would have hated for her to have to be moved to a different location at that point and the atmosphere was much better than a regular hospital room....See MoreI hope he is getting the help he needs.
Comments (7)Country Bumpkin and Jannie, my thoughts entirely. I come from a family with a lot of alcoholics and like smoking, the person has to be ready to help themselves until a "cure" can take place, and I do know once an alcoholic always an alcoholic, but it can be maintained. I have personal knowledge about that. This situation with our neighbor was getting so, most of us kept our doors locked all the time because sometimes, he didn't know where he was and tried to get into the wrong Apt. I think that if he continues with this behavior when he gets back, and the board doesn't evict hem, they may be setting themselves up for trouble....See Morejrb451
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