Will Hospice help get a patient "into" there home?
Currently my dad is an a transitional care unit. We are going to be determining with the doctor whether or not it is time for Hospice. Dilemma- my parents live in our home in the finished inlaw suite below us. That is where he would need to be with my mom and his dogs. It is his home. He is immobile and cannot get to that bottom level on his own or with our family's assistance.
Would hospice provide assistance on getting him down to that level for us?
If you belong to a church group, maybe they could help.
Very sorry about your Dad.
it sounds like dad is getting set up in your dining room
However, it may just be easier now to have hospice set up a hospital bed in your living room or spare bedroom upstairs as that may just be easier for all involved and in the long run.
And I know that a lot of folks are saying that hospice won't cover your dads transport, but I had to have my late husband transported several different times, first from hospice home back to our home and then to and from hospital back to our home, and then again to hospice home and back, and hospice ALWAYS covered the cost of transport.
So this shouldn't be an issue at all as long as your dad is under hospice care BEFORE he leaves the care center.
This will be ambulance transport home almost certainly required.
I couldn’t find a medical transport service for my mom that would transfer in/out of the home for liability reasons. They all said it was curbside only and only an ambulance would be able to help move her in and out of her home. However, she was not under hospice care so I can’t speak to that.
My biggest concern would be what would happen in an emergency and you had to get your dad out in case of a fire or other emergency? Yes calling 911 would bring people that could help but when minutes matter getting him out should be priority.
I would make sure that there is a way that he could be easily taken out and no t by a "legal" egress window.