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Hospice is a wonderful resource when a loved one is dying .They were wonderful with my husband . I’m pretty sure the hospice team knew what they doing with your Mom .So sorry for your loss .
When my Father had cancer and was dying and not waking up, Hospice also gave my Father my morphine when he was dying. It is the humane thing to do. We put animals to sleep so they don't suffer. Hospice gives more medication so that the patient doesn't suffer. Please believe me when I say it is the humane thing to do!!! I meant to say MORE morpine when he was dying.
So sorry for your loss. As people have said, the responsibility of Hospice is to keep the client comfortable and pain free. Morphine is also used to ease breathing.
Two weeks before my Mom passed she closed her eyes and never opened them again. After a couple of days of fighting the aides not to get out of bed, they left her in bed. A week she was put on Hospice, she couldn't swallow. Her system was shutting down. She passed 6 days after Hospice was called in. Mom had Dementia.
Hospice is not in the practice of overdosing people with medication; they are, however, in the practice of making people's end of life experience a whole lot less painful. It sounds like cancer ended your mother's life, not hospice. They just eased her into her final days with more comfort than she would have had without the medication. Ask yourself the following question when you feel distraught, thinking Hospice is responsible for your mother's passing: What did Hospice have to gain by doing such a thing? Their funding ends once the patient passes away. If anything, they would try to extend a person's life so they could keep getting paid by Medicare.
My deepest condolences over the loss of your mother, my friend.
My mother died in the night at her home from end stage cancer, with me asleep on a trundle bed near her. The night before, she was in increasing pain and I called the visiting doctor service. The young doctor who came put her on a morphine driver. She spent most of the next day asleep, or conscious but very drowsy, including when our GP came to check her. I have always wondered if she was overdosed. But she was dying, it would only have been another day or two, and probably with pain and distress. Perhaps it hurried things along, but I cannot regret it. Please forgive everyone, including yourself. Love, Margaret
I think Tuwan may be wondering if hospice overdosed her mother or made a medication error. I don't know what drugs or doses are typical for hospice, but it sounds like that's the concern.
That usually is the main concern. One needs to realize that when Hospice gives morphine to a patient, the dose amount is usually the same amount that is giving to a person who has had major surgery. I had morphine after several surgeries.
The amount is normally between 5mg to 15 mg. For a fatal overdose, the amount would have to be 200 mg. Morphine is a highly control substance and every mg needs to be counted for.
My heart is broken for you. I took the liberty to look at your profile and you stated that your mom had cancer. I’m assuming now that she had end-stage cancer and hospice was called in. As others have said, hospice is meant to make the last days more comfortable. End stage cancers of all kinds can be extremely painful, so the ongoing dosing of medication was warranted and merciful. I wish that had been explained to you then. All hospice programs offer a bereavement program. I strongly advise you to reach out to them for this service. It can be a tremendous help in explaining and ultimately in the healing from such a devastating loss. I’m very sorry.
I'm sorry about the loss of your mother. My LO is on hospice and I have asked them to provide her with any and all medication to help alleviate pain and suffering. It's not my desire to prolong her life, but, decrease her pain and suffering. Did they explain the dying process to you before she passed away? They provided me a booklet called Gone From My Sight. It helped prepare me for what to expect. I'm sorry that you feel that your LO went too soon.
Tuwan, I'm so sorry for the loss of you Mother. Perhaps your understanding and expectation of what hospice is was misunderstood? Hospice isn't about curing people, its point is to provide the best quality of life for dying patients. Was the medication they were giving her morphine?
I am so sorry for your loss. At the end, your mom may have been in excruciating pain. Sometimes we have to go for the quality of life, not the quantity.
I am sorry for your loss. Before you place your anger and grief on Hospice, why don't you write out a more descriptive and informative post. We can't weigh in on something we have no knowledge of.
Most people who are on Hospice are expected to be dying, so the fact your mom did die while under Hospice care is not surprising.
Please come back. I can tell you need more information.
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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.
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Two weeks before my Mom passed she closed her eyes and never opened them again. After a couple of days of fighting the aides not to get out of bed, they left her in bed. A week she was put on Hospice, she couldn't swallow. Her system was shutting down. She passed 6 days after Hospice was called in. Mom had Dementia.
My deepest condolences over the loss of your mother, my friend.
The amount is normally between 5mg to 15 mg. For a fatal overdose, the amount would have to be 200 mg. Morphine is a highly control substance and every mg needs to be counted for.
I am sorry for your loss.
Before you place your anger and grief on Hospice, why don't you write out a more descriptive and informative post. We can't weigh in on something we have no knowledge of.
Most people who are on Hospice are expected to be dying, so the fact your mom did die while under Hospice care is not surprising.
Please come back. I can tell you need more information.