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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom with late stage dementia has been on hospice since last July.  It’s an incredible resource.  They took care of ordering the hospital bed, oxygen tank, all supplies (diapers, wipes, gloves).  Even though my mom is in memory care they send someone to shower her a few times a week.  They have music therapy, a non-denominational pastor and the nurse goes by at least weekly to check on her.

Talk to the primary doctor and see if you need a referral.  Hospice will do an evaluation.  If they don’t find the parent eligible maybe they can offer palliative care.[/quote]

Thank you all for the details!

I have reservations about hospice after reading how they make money.

In the past, hospice was horrible for my parent and not great for my grandmother. So I have reservations.

It is good to hear about the good experiences and know what is possible.

Thank you, everyone.

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This is the PP.  When I first engaged hospice I used the one recommended by the memory care because they dealt with them often.  The company lost their assigned nurse and the one who took over was awful- she never checked supplies, she didn’t communicate at all and she barely checked my mom when she did visit.  I ended up switching to another hospice company and have been very happy with their services.  So some are better than others.

The first company was charging Medicare almost $10k a month.  The current company charges them $5k-$7k for better service.  I’d bet there’s a ton of fraud.[/quote]

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