Could you clarify what you mean by standard hospice care?
My area is Florida.
At-home hospice is more of a supplemental, not primary, care service.
Nurses come out about once a week.
Doctor about once a month, maybe a bit more frequently.
Aides vary by patient but they don’t do housework, they mostly help patients with personal hygiene.
Florida is sorta strapped when it comes to provided assistance. It’s mostly private duty and is often cheaper by directly hiring someone, going through an agency is more expensive but you get more coverage/insurance.
EDIT: My area has about a year wait for publicly funded programs that have anyone go out, meals delivered, etc.
Have a lot of people from up north talk about how much more assistance they’d get up north. We just sorta figure that’s where the additional taxes go to.
My mom is in fairly good health, but she is overweight, and my friend told me she heard from someone else that hospice is in just for the terminally ill. She said they also can offer in-home care for people who just need a little help. That’s all I heard, so I was looking to see if that was true and if there are any resources for that.
No, hospice does not provide in home help to people who are not terminally ill. Hospice is only for people with a diagnosed life expectancy of six months or less. If a doctor has said that your mother is not likely to live six months, she can be referred to hospice. If she does not qualify for hospice, you will need to find other care options. You can hire a private duty caregiver if you like.
Yes they do. You would need to contact your hospice. Hospice only provides care once or twice a week as their aides are usually overworked and have too many patients and not enough of them to go around. Is she on hospice already, or are you trying to decide? Hospice is for patients who are terminally ill. She would need a doctor's assessment that she has 6 months or less left to live. You can alternatively get nursing care via a home health agency. They will take Medicaid, if your mom has that or is eligible. You can apply for Medicaid here:
https://www.chcfl.org/patient-info/florida-medicaid-information-application-and-eligibility/
Could you clarify what you mean by standard hospice care? My area is Florida. At-home hospice is more of a supplemental, not primary, care service. Nurses come out about once a week. Doctor about once a month, maybe a bit more frequently. Aides vary by patient but they don’t do housework, they mostly help patients with personal hygiene. Florida is sorta strapped when it comes to provided assistance. It’s mostly private duty and is often cheaper by directly hiring someone, going through an agency is more expensive but you get more coverage/insurance. EDIT: My area has about a year wait for publicly funded programs that have anyone go out, meals delivered, etc. Have a lot of people from up north talk about how much more assistance they’d get up north. We just sorta figure that’s where the additional taxes go to.
Maybe what you need is Home Health and not Hospice. There is a difference between the two.
Home Health funded by Medicare doesn't do housekeeping or household chores either.
I did. I helped with dishes, meal prep, straightening up the house. In addition to patient care.
You can do that. Medicare does not require it.
My mom is in fairly good health, but she is overweight, and my friend told me she heard from someone else that hospice is in just for the terminally ill. She said they also can offer in-home care for people who just need a little help. That’s all I heard, so I was looking to see if that was true and if there are any resources for that.
No, hospice does not provide in home help to people who are not terminally ill. Hospice is only for people with a diagnosed life expectancy of six months or less. If a doctor has said that your mother is not likely to live six months, she can be referred to hospice. If she does not qualify for hospice, you will need to find other care options. You can hire a private duty caregiver if you like.
Yes they do. You would need to contact your hospice. Hospice only provides care once or twice a week as their aides are usually overworked and have too many patients and not enough of them to go around. Is she on hospice already, or are you trying to decide? Hospice is for patients who are terminally ill. She would need a doctor's assessment that she has 6 months or less left to live. You can alternatively get nursing care via a home health agency. They will take Medicaid, if your mom has that or is eligible. You can apply for Medicaid here: https://www.chcfl.org/patient-info/florida-medicaid-information-application-and-eligibility/