The hospice and acute pros have a different mindset as a general rule.
They are much more exposed to death on a daily basis and become desensitized to it to a degree or they can not continue. It's par for the course but years and years of daily exposure to death takes a huge toll on them in my opinion.
There are usually free counseling services available to hospital staff for this very reason.
Yes I have cared for those who appear to have less functioning ability than Terri did. There are thousands upon thousands of them alive and well...mostly all on Medicaid or Medicare wavier.
Thank goodness there are caring medical practitioners like you!