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[quote=Anonymous]My father lingered, mostly bed bound and mute with primary progressive aphasia (basically locked in syndrome) for an agonizingly long 8 months in a very expensive private skilled nursing facility. My hot take in retrospect: we/I took too long to get him into hospice care. I really think that once a patient gets a dire diagnosis (dementia) the family needs to take a hard look at outcomes and what they want their loved ones last years -months-days to look like. Put a Do Not Resuscitate order in place - have a copy of the order out on display and every family member needs to keep a copy. Stop all meds - my mom insisted my dad keep taking his BP meds (this prolonged his life). Initiate palliative care and transition to hospice. My dad died 15 days into hospice care. [/quote]
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