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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  We are bringing in hospice care per the recommendation of her GP.  It is not considered end of life care (a learning point for us--I had misunderstood this about hospice) but will mean she has someone with her 24/7.  Until that is in place we are putting a mattress on the floor and will take turns staying with her.  The mats are ordered.  They were suggested as a good idea even after the hospice aid is in place.  Thank you all for your input.  [/quote]

Hospice is not All day and night care.  [/quote]

I may be wrong, but I don't know that hospice offers lift assist or help with bathroom/bathing.[/quote]

An aide will come in an hour or less a few days a week to help with bathing.  A nurse will come a few times a week to check vitals.  If she needs a higher level of care, you need to pay for an aide or nursing home (but care will not be better).[/quote]

Since Op's mom is already in AL she is presumably already getting help with bathing, right?  How is calling hospice in going to help Op's mom if her mom needs overnight assistance that the AL doesn't provide?  Is the solution supposed to be to get the hospital bed and a fall mat and hire a night nurse to stay with Mom overnight?[/quote]

It depends on how often the AL provides the bathing and other help.  The nursing home we were at only did bathing twice a week so my loved one stunk most other days.  Hospice was great as they came the other days.  Hospital bed only helps with falls if she's sleeping, not if she's walking or getting out of bed.  She needs a higher level of care with an aide or nursing home.  Hospice does not help with over night or extended care.[/quote]

I agree that it does sound like she needs a higher level of care. Not sure why the physician suggested hospice as opposed to a nursing home.[/quote]

Not all doctors know the fine details of what others do outside the office.  They probably suggested it based off age and medicare pays for it.  My sibling is a doctor and pretty clueless with this stuff and her recommendations so it becomes a huge debate as she thinks she knows it all and knows very little.[/quote]

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