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Only good experiences with hospice. Everyone there tried to make the process as easy as possible for all involved.
Once the decision is made, and they begin their work, a huge burden is lifted from your shoulders. You'll know you are doing the best for dad. The following time is not easy, but you'll learn a lot about how to keep the patient comfortable. You'll begin to accept the inevitable.
Choose a nonprofit hospice, one affiliated with a hospital. With at-home hospice, which is the majority of cases, the team teaches you to be the caregiver (provide pain meds, clean, change, etc). They also support you in what lies ahead, the changes in health and behavior you can expect. Volunteers like myself will keep the patient company, keep YOU company at the same time in some cases, be a shoulder and an ear, and give you some space to do errands or some self care. They have wonderful CNAs, chaplains, a weekly visit from a nurse, and 24/7 support. A lot of our patients experience an uptick in quality of life and are a lot happier on hospice.
I've heard horror stories of for-profit hospice but have no direct experience with them. The comment we hear the most is, "I wish we'd done this sooner."
Good luck to you. It's a tender, difficult, beautiful time. I wish you the best.
So true. I have seen to many wait for the last moment to bring in hospice and it has been so very sad to see needless suffering because people do not want to face death, theirs or others.
God Bless You for the work you do, it makes a huge difference to those you help.
Currently hospice has gone from being a Mission for the end of life care to being much beloved of hedge funds and whittled down to a bottle of morphine, two baths a week from aids, an RN once a week and a call from clergy and Social Workers who don't always know a lot.
There are some that are better than others but it is important to do interviewing to ask exactly what is provided, to answer your questions, and to listen to yours and your loved one's expectations for end-of-life-care. It is important to bridge the gap between expectations and the reality they have to offer.
I wish you great luck. As a retired RN no one was happier than me to see Hospice and end of life care come to this country. And no one is more disappointed given what it has become. However, it is what it is, and it is the best we have for end of life care. I am sorry for your anticipated grief, and I hope you'll update us.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
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.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
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.
V. Complaints.
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.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Once the decision is made, and they begin their work, a huge burden is lifted from your shoulders. You'll know you are doing the best for dad. The following time is not easy, but you'll learn a lot about how to keep the patient comfortable. You'll begin to accept the inevitable.
It's a time to accept death as a part of life.
I've heard horror stories of for-profit hospice but have no direct experience with them. The comment we hear the most is, "I wish we'd done this sooner."
Good luck to you. It's a tender, difficult, beautiful time. I wish you the best.
God Bless You for the work you do, it makes a huge difference to those you help.
There are some that are better than others but it is important to do interviewing to ask exactly what is provided, to answer your questions, and to listen to yours and your loved one's expectations for end-of-life-care. It is important to bridge the gap between expectations and the reality they have to offer.
I wish you great luck. As a retired RN no one was happier than me to see Hospice and end of life care come to this country. And no one is more disappointed given what it has become. However, it is what it is, and it is the best we have for end of life care. I am sorry for your anticipated grief, and I hope you'll update us.