Barry Baines

I mean, you know, part of humanity is to be compassionate and to try and accompany people on this last journey that they take. And so very often in those cases, people will, you know, find a way to deliver you know, hospice care. But in general, like I say, the vast majority of people have access to it.

I mean, you know, part of humanity is to be compassionate and to try and accompany people on this last journey that they take. And so very often in those cases, people will, you know, find a way to deliver you know, hospice care. But in general, like I say, the vast majority of people have access to it.

That being said, one of the biggest issues we see, right, we talked about the other side, oh, well, six months, and I told you what happens after six months. And the big reality is that for this benefit that's designed for six months, the median length of stay in hospice. So that's 50% of people who are enrolled in hospice die in two weeks or less.

That being said, one of the biggest issues we see, right, we talked about the other side, oh, well, six months, and I told you what happens after six months. And the big reality is that for this benefit that's designed for six months, the median length of stay in hospice. So that's 50% of people who are enrolled in hospice die in two weeks or less.

Wow. Okay. Yeah. Okay. So what winds up happening is that people are refer to hospice very late in the course of their illness. Why does that happen? We alluded to some of that. It's about some miscommunication about the kind of care or treatments they were receiving, right? If someone thinks, well, I'm going to get cured, I'm not going to go into hospice.

Wow. Okay. Yeah. Okay. So what winds up happening is that people are refer to hospice very late in the course of their illness. Why does that happen? We alluded to some of that. It's about some miscommunication about the kind of care or treatments they were receiving, right? If someone thinks, well, I'm going to get cured, I'm not going to go into hospice.

Because typically when you go into hospice, the focus is just for symptomatic kind of medications and treatments and things that oftentimes, if it's not comfort focused, if it's designed to slow the disease down, usually that's not something that's covered.

Because typically when you go into hospice, the focus is just for symptomatic kind of medications and treatments and things that oftentimes, if it's not comfort focused, if it's designed to slow the disease down, usually that's not something that's covered.

Yeah. Well, Clarence, that is such a great question because many people think that if you're getting hospice care, that you're going to have hospice care providers in your home 24 hours a day. And that's not the case at all. In fact, for home hospice, to deliver hospice in your home, you need to have the family support that's going to provide the majority of the care, basically.

Yeah. Well, Clarence, that is such a great question because many people think that if you're getting hospice care, that you're going to have hospice care providers in your home 24 hours a day. And that's not the case at all. In fact, for home hospice, to deliver hospice in your home, you need to have the family support that's going to provide the majority of the care, basically.

In terms of making sure they admit it. In other words, you get skilled nursing visits usually once a week or once every two weeks. More frequently, certainly as the disease is progressing more, you get social work visits every month or so. You'll get chaplaincy visits every week or two, just depending. But most of what's done is educating the family for how to care for this person that is dying.

In terms of making sure they admit it. In other words, you get skilled nursing visits usually once a week or once every two weeks. More frequently, certainly as the disease is progressing more, you get social work visits every month or so. You'll get chaplaincy visits every week or two, just depending. But most of what's done is educating the family for how to care for this person that is dying.

And again, home health aides will come in a couple of times a week to help like with bathing and things like that. But it's the family that's providing the majority of the care, again, under the guidance of the hospice team. And the hospice team, they're always available if issues come up for managing those kinds of things. And that's pretty much how the care is delivered. It's not

And again, home health aides will come in a couple of times a week to help like with bathing and things like that. But it's the family that's providing the majority of the care, again, under the guidance of the hospice team. And the hospice team, they're always available if issues come up for managing those kinds of things. And that's pretty much how the care is delivered. It's not

like a nurse from hospice who's sort of in your house eight or 10 hours a day, it's called intermittent nursing care. You get a couple of visits, always available by phone.

like a nurse from hospice who's sort of in your house eight or 10 hours a day, it's called intermittent nursing care. You get a couple of visits, always available by phone.

And the focus is always, especially let's say if there's pain issues, then there'll be more intense visits to make sure that the pain could be well-managed to the extent that the person wants their pain controlled or other symptoms, breathlessness, let's say if they're having you know, heart failure or lung problems. And so hospice will provide oxygen.

And the focus is always, especially let's say if there's pain issues, then there'll be more intense visits to make sure that the pain could be well-managed to the extent that the person wants their pain controlled or other symptoms, breathlessness, let's say if they're having you know, heart failure or lung problems. And so hospice will provide oxygen.

They provide all the medications they pay, you know, so you don't have to pay for any of the hospice medications. That's all included, um, equipment. If you need a hospital bed, for example, to cause people, you know, can't get up, you know, easily anymore. So a lot of the, what's called durable medical equipment, that's the term for that. Um,

They provide all the medications they pay, you know, so you don't have to pay for any of the hospice medications. That's all included, um, equipment. If you need a hospital bed, for example, to cause people, you know, can't get up, you know, easily anymore. So a lot of the, what's called durable medical equipment, that's the term for that. Um,