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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your post makes no sense.  He should qualify for home hospice but hospice provides general support and not 24/7 care.  There are some facilities, like Montgomery Hospice that have their own in-patient facility but it sounds like you need a full care nursing home and those can run $12k+ a month.  16K sounds a bit high.  What happens is he goes into a regular nursing home.  There isn't a huge amount of care - maybe bathing 2 times a week (but hospice can send someone in to bathe more frequently) at most of these facilities.  You have to bring in a private CNA for more care.  Hospice just supervises things, gives support for the family and patient and provides a few services like a nurse to do check ups, medication reviews, and comfort care.[/quote]

PP-he did qualified for home hospice at the very beginning of his illness. Now, he’s not longer able to get that as condition worsen and needs to be in private facility that offers skilled-nursing 24/7-that’s what i was told. He’s been declared terminally ill and can’t be kept in a regular facility where he currently is. Bringing in additional help can help, thanks![/quote]

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