Jimmy Carter not dead SEVEN months after entering hospice, attends event 🤔
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Nope. I've worked in hospice for several years. To be admitted to hospice care, the patient must have a terminal diagnosis with a 6-month prognosis, which means that the patient would be expected to die within 6 months if the illness takes a textbook progression. Since illness doesn't care about textbook progression, most patients do survive more than 6 months.
To remain in hospice care, the patient's condition cannot improve. They are not required to be DNRs and they can go to the ED for conditions that cannot be managed in the home, such as falls or injuries. If they are admitted to the hospital, they must be discharged from hospice until they return home.
The hospice care model is for the patient to remain at home with the family taking care of them. Hospice agency nurses, personal care aides, social workers, and chaplains visit the home regularly and frequently to assist the family. Any hospice patients in facilities usually don't have family members who are capable of taking care of them at home.