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"Judge Boyd called Mullinax's charges completely false and said all relatives agreed to let three doctors decide what was next for Magouirk. He said that everyone was happy with the compromise."

"The CEO of the West Georgia Health System told 11Alive News, "No patient at our hospice is denied food or water.""
http://www.11alive.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=61478

It seems to me - and could be totally wrong - that the judge gave the granddaughter TEMP guardianship over Mae with the stipulation that 3 doctors evaluate if she needed hospital treatment that is not available at a hospice - and the family would abide the decision of the majority of the doctors. BUT included in his order was that the doctors were to make this determination within 24 hours! (that was Monday. He also stipulated that she WAS to get food and water in the interim. GOOD. BUT, she still needed hospital care for the heart condition - which was urgent and which needed to be done at a HOSPITOL.

Was not the foot-dragging of the doctors, wasting critical days - day after day - why the nephew was in a panic? And was not this rightly so? Didn't he wait until Weds. before hitting the panic button? And wouldn't that be totally reasonable?

So, she may have been put back on food and water, per the judges order - but that was only part of the treatment she needed...and a hospice is not equipped for that. They are for the terminally ill - and extra measures are not taken. they are there to be be made comfortable while they live out, naturally, the short remainder of their lives.

Where the hospice may well be in trouble is that they accepted Mae as a patient - as 'terminal' on the say so of the granddaughter's claim that she had medical POA - and they did not verify.

With the other doctors looking at her and determining she needed to be in a hospital for treatment of her heart condition - that would seem to be tacit proof that she WAS NOT terminal. (Altho' she well could've died what with having her treatment delayed!)