is there a certain time left when hospice is used?
2007-07-11 22:24:05 · 3 answers · asked by amyabree 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Each patient and each hospice is different. And a hospice may waive their policy for any patient. Some hospice depend on grants and contributions. Usually they don't have an expected lifespan within which they accept clients. I have know hospice patients in this type care for almost two years. Some hospice charge medicare/medicaid and health insurance companies for the care they give. Usually, but not always, these hospice accept clients with a life expectancy of 6 months or less. Obviously predicting the remaining life of a person is not an exact science. Sometimes a patient may recover enough to no longer require hospice. In addition to the paid medical care each type hospice offers, they depend a great deal on volunteers (unpaid) who visit with, and perform non-medical duties, for the hospice patient. Being a hospice volunteer is very rewarding as most patients and their immediate families are among the nicest people I have ever met.
2007-07-11 22:49:50 · answer #1 · answered by lollipop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in most cases the drs will call in hospice if it is determined that there is nothing left to do to help the patient get better and they have about 6 months to live.
2007-07-11 22:28:13 · answer #2 · answered by sokokl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well when the doctor if it is a cancer patient when the doctor informs them that their is nothing else that they can do for them the patient should look around for a hospice and the patient will proably be moved their when they start to be in pain and are close to dying
2007-07-11 22:27:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋