Week ahead

Dad was released from the hospital after spending the night and his stomach has discended again. Our family has decided rather than taking him back and forth to the hospital to bring in hospice instead. Medicare will only pay for hospice if Dad is at home. The problem with bringing him home is that there will be no 24/7 care. Only a nurse will come to administer morphine once a day which means Mom will be the one to provide all his physical and emotional needs. If he has hospice at the care center Mom will only have to provide emotional support. So we're trying to figure out as a family what we should do. Any input would be great.