Guest guest Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Hi Your response went to my spam box first. I can't figure out why some go there and others come into my inbox. But thanks for your reply. My mom is the full time caregiver for my dad and he is on a fast and steady slide lately. He is still walking but having more problems with that. He is eating much less and is scared about things he was never afraid of. He is so concerned about houses, thinking they are not in his home, and he needs help with dressing but can still feed himself. I think hospice will be a great comfort and help when the time comes. I think the doctors are still saying about a year or so, so he isn't to the point to qualify for services yet. I read on this list about people who plot the decline to use as a predictor of sorts. What information is used to plot? It seems like things are happening so quickly since summer when I spent a week with him so I'm curious to even know what symptoms you would plot. Thanks so much for the help Sharon and ! Kathy Re: hospice question Hi Kathy, Did you get my response to your question? I didn't realize that I sent it to your e-mail and not to the group. > > > What are the qualifiers to be eligible for hospice in your state ? > > Kathy > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 kathy anytime i can help please feel free to ask, you can alwasy post my name on sjubject line becuase sometims i just luri or you write me peronally. your choide hugs sharon Subject: Re: Re: hospice question To: LBDcaregivers Date: Sunday, January 16, 2011, 7:41 PM  Hi Your response went to my spam box first. I can't figure out why some go there and others come into my inbox. But thanks for your reply. My mom is the full time caregiver for my dad and he is on a fast and steady slide lately. He is still walking but having more problems with that. He is eating much less and is scared about things he was never afraid of. He is so concerned about houses, thinking they are not in his home, and he needs help with dressing but can still feed himself. I think hospice will be a great comfort and help when the time comes. I think the doctors are still saying about a year or so, so he isn't to the point to qualify for services yet. I read on this list about people who plot the decline to use as a predictor of sorts. What information is used to plot? It seems like things are happening so quickly since summer when I spent a week with him so I'm curious to even know what symptoms you would plot. Thanks so much for the help Sharon and ! Kathy Re: hospice question Hi Kathy, Did you get my response to your question? I didn't realize that I sent it to your e-mail and not to the group. > > > What are the qualifiers to be eligible for hospice in your state ? > > Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Thanks . That is great advice which I will share with my mom. Kathy Re: hospice question Kathy, I tell my clients to ask a hospice liaison to come out to the home to interview and learn about hospice. This serves multiple purposes. First, it gives you an idea of what the guidelines are for hospice when the time comes. It also gives families an opportunity to explore all their options early. All hospice companies are not created equal. Some have different services than others - for example- music therapy, an active volunteer program, pet therapy program. Some have in patient hospice unit if respite is needed or preferred. I feel, no , I know that doctors wait to long to refer to hospice. So I educate families that they can self refer. The hospice companies know the rules and regs and will know when someone is appropriate. So many times the families would benefit from an earlier referral and doctors neglect to make that referral. Diane Carbo http://www.aginghomehealthcare.com http://www.dementiacaresecrets.com > > > > > > > > > What are the qualifiers to be eligible for hospice in your state ? > > > > > > Kathy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 , > What is the criteria for the doctor to order Hospice care? My Dad is not > doing well and it was heartbreaking to see him declining, yesterday. > The criteria vary both from region to region and from Hospice agency to agency. In the case of my Dad, his doctor was talking about hospice at least a year before I was ready to consider it. Dad was accepted into Hospice eighteen months before he died. He was " decertified " a year later for failure to decline, then accepted again three months later, after he suffered a seizure. When he was decertified, both the nurse who was our regular contact and the doctor who saw him regularly repeated that if there was any deterioration in his condition, he would be admitted quickly, and he was admitted within hours of the seizure. As long as the patient and proxies agree to forego major interventions, a diagnosis of progressive dementia is acceptable to our local hospice in north-eastern Massachusetts. Staying in can be a challenge. Best regards, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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