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[quote=Anonymous]Tip 1: There are a lot of hospices in this area, some nonprofit and some for profit. You can fire your hospice and find another one if you are not satisfied. Some have better reviews than others. That being said, they don't provide 24/7 care except for extreme circumstances where someone may need to be in a short term hospice (Capital Caring has one at Sibley Hospital). Some hospices even offer massages and biweekly bathing. I am really surprised because I thought at a bare minimum you would get a hospital bed, oxygen, inflatable mattress, incontinence supplies, a care kit with pain/anxiety meds, nursing visits including a 24/7 call line, etc?

Tip 2: You can disenroll from hospice at any time, and then enroll again later. The intent of hospice is to provide an alternative for situations where someone has a terminal illness and the patient and/or family no longer can or wants to seek treatment. I have never heard of hospice being forced on anyone. There is a lot of paperwork you have to fill out to even enroll in it and families/patients have to understand what it entails. When someone moves to hospice, they go off all preventive meds and the focus of care becomes comfort/easing death. That can be hard because you are saying no to things like IV antibiotics, surgery, IV hydration, feeding tubes, heart medications, etc. You can only enroll in it if a doctor says you have 6 months left to live. [/quote]

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