THer is nothing I dread more than being “cared for” by machines when there is little to no hope left.
Some people in hospice are dying of diseases and the point of hospice is pain management until the disease claims them. Not everyone in hospice is hooked to a machine.
I don’t want to be sustained by machines either - and I’d be willing to bet the majority of folks in hospice care have a DNR order.
We had hospice care in our home for my mother in law, a kind and generous woman who is still missed. They helped us ensure she could take every breath to which she was entitled in a comfortable and dignified manner, and she remained alert and in good spirits to the very end.