You only go with hospice if you are terminal with 6 months or so left. Once you sign with hospice, you are saying that you are not going to seek anymore curative treatment, BUT you can reneg on hospice if you wish ...like if some miracle cure appears. Hospice only pays for certain medications. As a matter of fact, it is not the norm for hospice to pay for ativan, unless there are extenuating circumstances. As to why a hospice bed was procured rather than a nursing home, it may have something to do with payment. Because Mae could receive hospice visits in a nursing home if she wished.
Just got this comment left on my blog---
Two agencies advised me to call TROUP COUNTY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, DIVISION OF AGING SERVICES' SENIOR ADULT VICTIMS ADVOCATE HOTLINE at:
1-888-774-0152.
I did so, and left messages at both the Senior Adult Victims Hotline and the Adult Protective Services hotline voicemails (two voicemails are at that line). They may have been closed, but I don't know if someone may not listen to the messages over the weekend.
There is a woman receptionist still answering at Troup County Adult Protective Services, at 706-298-7100,
who also put me through to HUGH PARTON's voicemail, a manager of some sort there, where I left a message, and she also gave me HUGH PARTON's direct fax, which goes directly to his desk, which is 706-298-7108.
I do not have a fax machine to be able to send a fax to him....CAN ANYONE SEND HIM A FAX, PLEASE?? Thank you!!
Gosh thanks for the info, sageb1!