Time is of the very essence...can someone PLEASE make suggestions for a quality hospice that serves Sanger, Tx. I am well aware my uncle qualified for hospice long, long, long before this point, but most sadly was not my call. He is critical & my final gesture towards my uncle, while he remains alive, is to help my aunt get him home, on quality hospice, for the most peaceful & effective [pain relief & comfort] passing possible @ this point.
Thank you in advance.
Fi in Dallas
Again, thank you ALL for your kindness!!!
I hope life goes as well as possible for you and your family from here forward.
Best wishes.
Since you do want home care, be sure to ask how many hours, staff, etc. will come. As I recall, it wasn't 24-7 care unless it was in a facility setting.
Some thoughts, including ones to just ignore and not waste your time;
1. Hospital discharge planners have lists of various care centers and hospice organizations, but I've found over a decade + that these lists often include places with bad reputations.
2. Area Agency on Aging. In my area, it takes them a whole week just to get a list out.
Others, including the best:
3. Alzheimer's Association is very, very helpful; in my area they e-mail a list w/I 30 minutes. And the lists are much better and well organized than the AAA's lists.
4. Catholic hospitals, which often have extended care options in established communities. Unfortunately, the weekend issue also applies, and I doubt that the staff needed for referrals are on duty.
However, you can search online for "Catholic hospitals, Sanger, Texas." (I'm not Catholic, nor am I religious, but the experience I had with them when my father died was so phenomenal that I'd recommend them. I used Lourdes.
I did find some hits for you:
https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=r9xOXcy9Joi2tAbQwqL4Ag&q=Sanger%2C+Texas+Catholic+hospice&oq=Sanger%2C+Texas+Catholic+hospice&gs_l=psy-ab.3...1355.6713..7230...0.0..0.143.2337.30j1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0j0i131j0i3j0i10j0i22i30j0i8i13i30j33i22i29i30j33i160.0BXDNNcxNzE&ved=0ahUKEwiM0Zu3yfjjAhUIG80KHVChCC8Q4dUDCAs&uact=5
I also found Lourdes' home site: https://www.lourdes.com/centers-and-services/hospice/. This may be a better place to start.
5. Do you have a checklist of what you're seeking in a hospice, beginning with home care, or care in their facility? Do you have access to his personal info, such as SS, insurance data, family contacts? If not, this might be something to do over the weekend to keep your mind off the urgency of your uncle's situation.
6. Lastly, some hospitals have a small hospice wing or area. This is what we used when my sister was dying. There was no traumatic moving or transfer involved other than from one room to the next. There was a small waiting room for family. And the doctors and nurses were just across the hall.
7. One last thought - the doctor who D'X'ed your uncle would undoubtedly have an emergency call service. Use that to contact her or him and ask what hospice he or she would recommend.
I hope you find some solution as quickly as possible, and also wish for a peaceful passing for your uncle, as well as peace for your family.
This might be the best option at this point.
Is uncle in a nursing home? Realize that hospice will not be 24/7 care at home. There will be a few visits a week. Maybe a hospice house? Are there suggestions from the people he is being cared for now?
Suggestion: find a non-profit, ask others in the area for recommendations. A nursing home? Assisted living?