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How long can one qualify for hospice services?
My great aunt is 96 years old. In January she fell and broke her other hip and do not go anymore. She also has COPD and needed oxygen. She has dementia, also. She came home in mid-February and was put on hospice services. How long can one qualify for hospice services and hospice is often as its means to write? I think she told me, they write every 6 months and it may again be eligible for an indefinite time, but I’m not sure if this is correct.
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#3 written by happydawg 2 years ago
The director of hospice services at the hospital where I work just lost his father in law. He says he was in hospice longer than anyone he had ever seen over 2 years. I know the life expectancy is a year, but if you live longer than a year, they will not say well sorry, you cant participate any longer.
Cancer RN x 12 years and have worked extensively with hospice. - Comment Feed for this Post
It is for people who only have 6 months or less, to live. If they go on longer they re-qualify. Doctors are not always right. There have been people known to outlive their prediciton of death.