My mom has dementia and and is on dialysis. Can she be on hospice?

OhMyGod...My husband was on Hospice for over 2 years.
He was re-certified many times during that time.
As long as there is continued decline and no chance for recovery the person will most likely remain on Hospice without a problem.
A "life ending" dosage was never given to him, I administered all medications. All medications were given as prescribed and when he was prescribed morphine it was after he stopped eating and drinking. The morphine was able to help manage pain that the daily pills I had given him did. The morphine also helped him breathe when breathing became difficult.
Please do not scare people that might be worried or hesitant to contact Hospice.

Thank you for that helpful answer Grandma. Depending on their policy it is possible to remain receiving dialysis but bear in mind it is very expensive and hospice only receives a set about of money per day per patient. Most patients give up the dialysis of their own volition within a few weeks when they are terminal. The effort is just too much.
I am so sick and tired of people spreading the myth that hospice euthanizes the patients. There are so many different that an open mind is essential.

Hospice doesn't provide any care that would keep someone alive by artificial means, which I would guess means no dialysis. You didn't say if you were looking at hospice in home care or in a hospital or free-standing hospice care unit--I feel pretty certain that the hospice doesn't cover that. Death from renal failure is a good way to go, I hope I can be so lucky!

I observed at least two dementia patients in my cousin's MC unit who were on Hospice for least a year. They were both bed bound, nonverbal, one barely ever opened her eyes, had to be turned, etc. I couldn't believe they both lived for so long. So, even on Hospice, you just never know about the life expectation.

Discuss this with the hospice program in your area.

You don't say how old your mother is. My mother is 97 and she is under hospice care. She has some dementia and major mobility issues as she can no longer walk or even stand without assistance. I discussed her condition with the hospice social worker this week, and she told me that as long as she continues to decline, she will continue under hospice care. She is reevaluated every 60 days. She has not been declared terminal. Perhaps it varies from state to state. She lives in Michigan. Contact Area Agency on Aging for a list of hospice care companies. Their approach to care varies in that some are more religious oriented from my experience. This cost is covered by Medicare. Good luck with this.

dont depend on your doctor!!! my mother's doctor was totally ignorant about hospice care...so i called them out of desperation to evaluate the situation...and she qualified!!!! i was sooooooooo relieved...it was a team of doctors and nurses coming to her and my rescue!!!! they in turn told me to tell my doctor to admit my mother into hospice!!!

Call the Hospice of your choice and ask for someone to evaluate your Mother for service. They will let you know if she is Hospice eligible.
The call and the evaluation will not cost you anything but a bit of time. And the outcome may be well worth it.

Found out U don't have to be dying to get Hospice. My mother isn't dying and they want to put Hospice with her. Hospice provides Drs, Nurses,Meds that come here, provide rides to take her to places that she has to go. To find out, get a social worker involved. Ask your insurance company. My mother has Humana and I didn't have to ask- they just supplied them when she kept going to Hsp

i liv in CA...and maybe there and hospice supplied everything my mother needed for free. all medications...and if they didn't cover a particular one...humana her insurance did. they work together. she got free diapers, cleaning products, foam mattresses. she had a severe rash spreading throughout her body...and that is when i finally called hospice...cause she was already bedridden for 8 months. the doctor came to the house and gave her a biopsy and all the medication needed for that. i new my mother was in the dying process...cause she now was sleeping almost 20 hrs a day. hospice saved my sanity and tons of money!!!