<p>Hospice was wonderful…but I’m not positive your mom is at the Hospice level…yet. We used Hospice when it was clear that recovery was not going to happen. My stepmom wasn’t happy about it…until we explained that hospice was not just for her, but for us too. She was worried about all of us, and this made sense to her. Also, we explained that Hospice would be better able to coordinate her home care…which they did beautifully. Her wish was NOT to die in a hospital, and hospice made that possible.</p>
<p>Around here, most people are not in hospice care for over a year.</p>