Mom's oxycodone hasn't arrived so she was given Dilaudid.

Thank you, AlvaDeer. The assisted-living facility has changed to a different pharmacy, and that seems to be part of the problem (or the entire problem). This is the second delayed delivery for my mom. I will mention to my siblings, one of whom is the health-care POA, the possibility you raised.

Problem here is all the second hand info. You aren't being fully informed. In order to give another medication a doctor would have had to order it and it would have to arrive from a pharmacy. The wonder in all that is why then the oxy wasn't ordered.

It is serious business this. These drugs are very very valuable on the streets and often sold there. This is something that must now be taken up with the administration by the POA involved. Sounds as thought the medications at this institution are being handled fast and loose. That's not OK.

Also I imagine, I'm not sure because I don't know much about medication, but they are most likely trying to prevent her from going through, withdrawal. I think they are both opioids. Withdrawal would be the last thing mom needs.

My sister said she thinks that the dilaudid has been part of mom's slate of medications (and thus is at the facility) but hasn't been used until now. Either this or it being provided directly by a hospice staff member makes sense to me.

No, but hospice probably does.