My husband was kicked out of hospice. Here's what I learned.
Some seriously ill patients improve on hospice. About 1 in 16 patients enrolled in hospice care lose eligibility as a result. Here's how to get appropriate care.
My 73-year-old husband, Mike Salmon, had recently recovered from multiple surgeries due to aortic aneurysms and sepsis. He was informed by doctors that two more major and risky operations were needed. However, if he did not undergo the procedures, the aneurysm or sepsis could take his life within weeks. We were then placed on hospice care, which is designated for patients expected to pass away within six months and does not provide curative procedures or drugs.
Instead, its primary objective is to ensure patients' comfort, usually at home, as their illness concludes. Mike joined the 6% of patients who were discharged from hospice care each year due to improvements in their health.
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