My dad is in a CH and has rapidly deteriorated over the last few weeks. He is hit and miss with fluids and refuses some food. He's in bed all the time and the Dr has stopped preventative medicine.
I've just called the home tonight and a carer said dad had been visited by a local hospice. I didn't know anything about this. She said they are going to get in touch with me. I'm now left worrying. I spoke to the dr about palliative care last week and she said she would contact me when she prescribes palliative drugs. She also said she didn't recommend he went into hospital so I don't think they plan to move him to the hospice.
No one can give me a time scale. I'm 7 months pregnant and so confused! Has anyone any experience of the hospice visiting?
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I've just called the home tonight and a carer said dad had been visited by a local hospice. I didn't know anything about this. She said they are going to get in touch with me. I'm now left worrying. I spoke to the dr about palliative care last week and she said she would contact me when she prescribes palliative drugs. She also said she didn't recommend he went into hospital so I don't think they plan to move him to the hospice.
No one can give me a time scale. I'm 7 months pregnant and so confused! Has anyone any experience of the hospice visiting?
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