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I have been my Alzheimer's Disease grandma's full-time caretaker for the past seven years. The past few months she has started sleeping more, less eating, drinking, and Recurring UTI Infection. When should hospice care be started?
It is never so soon to contact Hospice. If she is eligible they will let you know and proceed with admitting her to Hospice. If she is not eligible for Hospice she may be eligible for Palliative Care and that will work in conjunction with her current doctors. When she does become Hospice eligible you will already have everything in place to transition from Palliative to Hospice. As long as there is a "Life Limiting Condition" As long as the person is not seeking treatment for that condition. They are most likely eligible for Hospice. (typically it was a 6 months or fewer) But as long as there is a documented, continued decline a person can remain on Hospice. )
How old is your grandmother? In general the less eating, drinking and the more sleeping is normal. While it is a sign that the end is approaching, it is not necessarily a sign that death is expected within 6 months, nor is a UTI which may be treated. However, if grandmother is in general more debilitated, do ask your doctor about Hospice. UTIs are treated during hospice and all treatments needed for comfort are done, but there would no long be a lot of diagnostics work done such as MRIs and etc. Speak with your grandmother's doctor. If she is still living 6 months after entry into Hospice program they may re-qualify her.
I’m so sorry that this is your first post, and that no-one on the site can do more than express their sympathy for your mother’s death and your own grief.
If your mother was in hospice care while in hospital, she had a terminal condition and that is why she died. Hospice made her death easier and less painful. A quick death is likely to happen if the family had not realised that the end was near, and had left calling hospice so late that a large dose of morphine was needed to stop the pain. The morphine can then hasten death, because it reduces the body’s ability to hang on to life. However without it, the patient might have lived a few hours or days more, but with very difficult pain. My mother also died quickly in similar circumstances. Yes, it came more quickly than I expected, but I am very glad that she was spared the last of her cancer pain.
Almost everyone has some regrets after a death, and has worries about ‘what if’ things had been done differently. I hope that you can grieve for your mother without bitterness, and that you can achieve the peace that she now has.
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Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
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You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
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Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
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If she is eligible they will let you know and proceed with admitting her to Hospice.
If she is not eligible for Hospice she may be eligible for Palliative Care and that will work in conjunction with her current doctors. When she does become Hospice eligible you will already have everything in place to transition from Palliative to Hospice.
As long as there is a "Life Limiting Condition"
As long as the person is not seeking treatment for that condition.
They are most likely eligible for Hospice. (typically it was a 6 months or fewer) But as long as there is a documented, continued decline a person can remain on Hospice. )
Speak with your grandmother's doctor. If she is still living 6 months after entry into Hospice program they may re-qualify her.
If your mother was in hospice care while in hospital, she had a terminal condition and that is why she died. Hospice made her death easier and less painful. A quick death is likely to happen if the family had not realised that the end was near, and had left calling hospice so late that a large dose of morphine was needed to stop the pain. The morphine can then hasten death, because it reduces the body’s ability to hang on to life. However without it, the patient might have lived a few hours or days more, but with very difficult pain. My mother also died quickly in similar circumstances. Yes, it came more quickly than I expected, but I am very glad that she was spared the last of her cancer pain.
Almost everyone has some regrets after a death, and has worries about ‘what if’ things had been done differently. I hope that you can grieve for your mother without bitterness, and that you can achieve the peace that she now has.