Reply #16: our recent experience w/my father. -> [View All]

[msongs]

hospice group took over care and medication, came in for support services, helped with household and personal cleanliness, legal matters (although we had all that covered), regular doctors just consulted. there were no ambulance calls, no resuscitation, agreement that nature would take its course no matter how scary it became. At the time of death, the hospice doctor was there, just happened to be there actually. It was very helpful to have him there.

most hospices services are covered by medicare, actually, unless they are extremely expensive. to be blunt, hospice costs are much less than hospitalization or similar services.

we had a "private" health plan hospice but imagine others are similar.

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