Your profile says that Mom is living in an AL. If so, this is a question you can ask the RN. She sees Mom everyday. A Dr. can order an evaluation. Hospice will come in and evaluate. If found Hospice is needed, then she will be admitted.
Medicare pays for Hospice care. An aide will be provided for bathing. So if this is something you pay the AL to do, make sure ur not billed for it. If she uses Depends, these will be provided. Prescriptions and other things too. Be aware that the supplies given are for Mom. There have been members who have noticed the supplies being used on other residents. This is a no no. These supplies are for Mom only. One member kept them in her trunk and gave them to the aides as needed.
Medicare does not pay for the facility. That cost is still Moms. Make sure you understand what Hospice is. Its to make people comfortable in their last days. Morphine is used both for pain and breathing. Sometimes to keep them as pain free as possible the morphine used keeps them asleep. Some of the person's meds maybe stopped. Keeping only those for comfort.
You can ask a hospice team to evaluate the person you are helping to care for. They will know if hospice is appropriate for them and if it will be covered by any insurances.
My father's stay in hospice was covered by Medicare. (It was a short stay in a hospital setting. I understand the rules about what Medicare will cover are slightly different in a nursing home setting.)
I would be surprised if Medicaid did not cover this type of care.
Medicare pays for Hospice care. An aide will be provided for bathing. So if this is something you pay the AL to do, make sure ur not billed for it. If she uses Depends, these will be provided. Prescriptions and other things too. Be aware that the supplies given are for Mom. There have been members who have noticed the supplies being used on other residents. This is a no no. These supplies are for Mom only. One member kept them in her trunk and gave them to the aides as needed.
Medicare does not pay for the facility. That cost is still Moms. Make sure you understand what Hospice is. Its to make people comfortable in their last days. Morphine is used both for pain and breathing. Sometimes to keep them as pain free as possible the morphine used keeps them asleep. Some of the person's meds maybe stopped. Keeping only those for comfort.
My father's stay in hospice was covered by Medicare. (It was a short stay in a hospital setting. I understand the rules about what Medicare will cover are slightly different in a nursing home setting.)
I would be surprised if Medicaid did not cover this type of care.