(Sorry if this is a repeat - I got a little confused)I believe my mom is in the last stages of he life due to COPD, CHF, osteoporosis, and general failure to thrive. She is now in a transitional/rehab facility after her 2nd hospitalization within about 6 weeks. All she wants is to come home. I would like to take her home with hospice and know that an MD certification re: 6 months or less to live is required. However, the MD at the facility is not mom's primary & only scantily manages the patients there. Her primary cannot come to the facility because he is not credentialed there. Any thoughts would be most appreciated.
When my mom was in memory care and developed pneumonia, I asked the nurse if she was going to speak with the doctor for an xray order. She was and I asked her to have the doctor approve a request for hospice evaluation at that same time. The nurse told me my Mom wasn't ready for hospice. I asked her to let the hospice team make that decision. The doctor didn't come to see her at that time, it was all done by phone. My Mom passed away 6 months and 1 week after that day. And hospice was wonderful for the entire time.