We are considering hospice at home care for a 90 year old women with heart failure , COPD ... in her lungs. It seems there are many benefits to hospice what if any are the cons. ... View answer

agreed that we if we could get him up, we should. Hospice would only allow the P/T one visit to train 2 ... dose (has had reactions to plavix, toprol, and other drugs. Now Hospice is suggesting a low dose of ... View answer

into her lungs. That if we let her eat, she fill-up & develop pneumonia . I put her on Hospice for ... range, there is no congestion... (Before we put her on Hospice, the monitor showed A.fib.--we believe ... View answer

Why do hospice nurses tell u morphine brings blood to your lungs whe data shows it represses ... View answer

my husband is vry ill hospice pulled out due to new gov. law he is on a medicine called oxycodone ... dont want him like hospice had him Why is there severe pain in the b ladder and penis , no dr has yet ... View answer

my huband was under hospice for liver failure, fell fractured his left hip. I had to take him off hospice to go see the surgeon and his hip is healed. He was placed in rehab for his hip therapy. Know his ... View answer

hospice now how long does that mean he has left without hospice .If the doctor said any other doctor would send hospice at this point , how long will he have without it... View answer

[My dad has last stages of chf and has copd, diabetes and 71 yrs old. He has been in the hospital 3 time in 4 months currently now in icu for fluid build up and had a Tia. Is it time for hospis. He has a dnr. This has been... View answer

Hi, Doctor, I am a Certified Nursing Assistant who specializes in hospice patients. In May I will be starting an Accelerated BSN program to become a hospice nurse. I currently have a hospice pt... View answer

My husband has end stage copd. He s home under hospice care I want to take him off of hospice because he wants to take his Deliresp. Symbicort, Spiriva and pro air. Hospice won t supply this. But he ... View answer