Hospice and the Death Cults of Modern Medicine My dad was also KILLED BY HOSPICE/MORPHINE. Granted, more than a million Medicare patients go into hospice care every year, so the complaints are in the minority. We then had an initial, bedside meeting with a doctor at the hospice and this was very negative in tone. That could be true. Now my younger Brother is sick from a mysterious illness also and hospice wants him two. Let's go! Perhaps my Mum would have lived a few days, a few weeks or a few months more if she had not been killed in this artificial way, who knows, but it is my belief that, whilst we should use all the means at our disposal to ease suffering, only God (or mother nature if you don't share my faith) has the right to call time on a person's life and that we are entering dangerous territory when a medical professional has the power to make and effect such decisions themselves. And you know, it can be really ugly and very difficult. Such residences often resemble a nursing home, with private rooms where family and friends can come and go and with round-the-clock medical attention just down the hall. Congress should give CMS the authority to hold poor performing hospices accountable and take swift action when warranted. He does not have a terminal illness but is dying slowly from the stroke he suffered 11 years ago. Caregiving For A Loved One? To this day, she refers to those hospice workers as angels. But in time I came to respect and accept her choice. They told us they were there for us, 24 hours a day. It is FREE! Each morning, nurse's aide Karrie Velez pulverizes McCasland's medications in a pill crusher and mixes them into her breakfast yogurt. Ste. and NOW The judge and lwyers want me silent and the son wants to SUE ME for emotional pain and suffering for reporting this et al THE JUDGEallowed in probate 3 lawyers hos his do this and take his money I have helped so many seniors in my practice i could NOT save MY dad it was a Malpracticing murder we see " murder by hospice we see fraudlulent guardiahsips and administrator ; "" done to milllions of seniors AND NO ONE can DO ANYTHING why is this NOT On the news WE are all aspiritng to be SENIORS, Guest How often you administer it and the dosage vary depending upon the means of administration. "We really have to expand in general our approach to supporting caregivers," Ornstein says, noting that some countries outside the U.S. pay for a wider range and longer duration of home health services. English is not our first language so we were pretty much lied to and taken advantage of. The hospice nurse showed up only afterward, to officially document the death. WebMy sister fired hospice, next day was overdosing dad with morphine, took him to the bank had him sign a POA to her. "Our focus is on what patients want, and 85 to 90 percent want to be at home," Shega says. MOST of our senior citizens are over medicated. But Cathy was there to talk about faith with mom in the final months of her life, and I think it was really good for her. There was no cause for a restraining order what so ever and the bogus charge was dismissed and dropped to a disturbing the peace that we were forced into signing so that we could leave this town in fear for our own safety. WebIn December 2010 the hospice nurses took him off of all of the pain medicine he had been on for several months and reissued him a different and stronger pain medication which sent him into a rage of hallucinations and after 3 attempts to kill himself by going through glass doors, and 4 frantic calls to Hospice, an ambulance arrived and took him Patients have to be in bad shape for Medicare to pay the higher inpatient rate that hospice residences charge. They should be of sound mind and body. There are times when I have to take a moment to have my feelings, and then I get back to what I do with boundaries that I think are safe and strong and sustainable for me. Its not pretty, Ms. Griffin agreed. The idea that hospice care could abuse and neglect patients when they are at their most vulnerable, or exploit them for unjust enrichment, is repellent. A tragic end. Press for an autopsy to determine how your father died. WebHospice Killed My Father. We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits package. John McCasland (right) of Goodlettsville, Tenn., hired a private caregiver to help with his wife, Jean (left), who suffered from dementia for eight years. A father of two daughters died under hospice care because his regular lung medication was refused him against his stated wishes. RUN do not walk away when they recommend hospice, your loved one will be gone in days. I am also happy to say that we took numerous photos and more importantly videos without my siblings knowing. Like many Americans, I have a story about hospice care for a loved one. Hospice My father died in 2002, and even then Id only known him for the last 10 years of his life. Hospice care is primarily for patients with terminal illnesses, but hospices do accept patients who are otherwise ill. My father was in home hospice last year and was recently re-admitted. She had been heavily sedated for a week. Talk to our caring staff 24/7we're always available. "It is comfortable for them. I wish I found out about this earlier. And thats my job.. Dying the Christian Science way: the horror of my fathers last days She doesn't regret the experience but says it is not one she wishes for her own grown children. My mom at this point no longer resembles herself. The second they left, the injections started again and she was out for the count. Even when hospice took over, he still found he needed the extra help from Karrie Velez (center). My father even drove himself and my mother from Hamden to Branford and walked into Hospice. Unlike working in a medical office or hospital, there is no immediate physical support system on which to rely. IT was ll financial /HIS SON stole hIS MONEY the lawyer bozanian even noted that BUT HE DID NOT have to teturn the MONEY while lis shock as anyone would be and in retalaiton of being allowed to report to DOH andf ombudsman HE was murdered alone dieds alone OVER DOSES stasrved with cires OF HELP ME HELP ME the JUDGE DELUCA bergen county did nohthign My lawyer waled away After some frustration, neither mom nor I were satisfied with her level of care, so we ended up firing them. I didnt like it. This Was Not the Good Death We Were Promised, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/sunday/hospice-good-death.html, 4,000 Medicare-certified hospice agencies, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. A Good Life And A Good Death: What Is Palliative Care? Last year she was put into hospice and I still am not sure why. hide caption. I felt unable to stop this as we were all victims of a well-rehearsed and elaborate confidence trick that these hospices operate much to my eternal regret and shame. My father, although sick, was much better when he went in. We were not told this was conditional on staffing levels. Hospice Horrors - Catholic Exchange John keeps his monthly statements from Medicare organized in a three-ring binder, but he had never noticed that his agency charges nearly $200 a day, whether there is a health provider in the home on that day or not. the nurses just do diagnosis over the phone. Itd pretty much always been just mom and me.I couldnt imagine my life without her kindness, caring and humor. We both cried a little. But at the very end, confronted by a sudden deterioration in my fathers condition, hospice did not fulfill its promise to my family not for lack of good intentions but for lack of staff and foresight. By this time, my father had slipped into a coma without our noticing; we were thankful his pain was over but heartbroken he wouldnt hear our goodbyes. I feel my mother could likely have lived several more years if she hadn't been preyed upon by Hospice Inspiris. Sepsis is potentially fatal because it can lead to tissue damage and organ failure. Go figure. She came out and It was rough to hear my mom say she was done with this life. CMS now provides such information for nursing homes on its Nursing Home Compare website; a similar offering for hospice on Hospice Compare would help consumers make informed choices. In a Medicare-sponsored survey, fewer than 80 percent of people reported getting timely care from hospice providers, and only 75 percent reported getting help for symptoms.. "It does take a toll" on families, says Katherine Ornstein, an associate professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, who studies what typically happens in the last years of patients' lives. To add to this case study pool, my mother (70) was killed by a UK hospice last week through the method of dehydration and starvation, made possible by use of an intravenous morphine syringe driver and continuous injection of sedatives through an arm port. We didnt know whether it over 3 months ago. Ways I can watch porn and mastuarbate without getting caught texted my father no reply. ---------- I've never seen the doctor EVER. Should the hospice reps explain that in most cases, someone will rush to your loved ones side in a crisis, but sometimes the agency just doesnt get the timing and the logistics right? WebMorphines reputation as a killer underscores one of the more persistent myths surrounding hospice care, namely, that it serves as a grey market euthanasia service for the My Mum had been suffering from renal cancer, which was, apparently, also in her lymphatic system, but of which there were no current mestases in other locations, although the byproducts from her tumour were kicking off a few problems with her lungs requiring her to use a supplementary oxygen supply. When I looked up the agency we had used, its customer satisfaction rate for handling pain based on the companys self-assessment was 56 percent. When she finally said she was tired after about an hour and slipped off to sleep, I bawled. Am diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic since my teenage years and this factor may have played a part in them ignoring my wishes completely. Both are kind, friendly, caring and, as a plus for my mom, spiritually minded. End-of-Life Stages and Timeline: What to Expect - Verywell Health It was beautiful. When I questioned them there response was, she doesn't need many calories. At that time, my mother said sure lets try bring them over. Her oncologist found the cancer had spread to her ribs and spine and suggested she begin hospice care. I did find moments of joy. My siblings decided to take care of our mom. WebOn May 14th 2010 when my father was admitted to Hospice he was still receiving active chemotherapy, and he had a radiation appointment set up as the same day as the admission to Hospice. "That's our situation.". I tried to get her to take trips with me to places she loved, but she didnt want to travel. He died of prostate cancer in their bedroom in 1993. I am disgusted by the way they are getting away with this medical euthanasia and murder. She was not terminal. My father died an hour later. Hospice Almost Killed My Father Who is Not Terminal User Name: Remember Me: Password : Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! On the night before my dad passes away. Our topics include Conspiracy Theory, Secret Societies, UFOs and more! When Velez is not around, John McCasland Jean's husband of nearly 50 years is the person in charge at home. They werent perfect, but Ms. Griffin and Dr. Dauwalder and the rest of the team worked tirelessly to try and soothe her suffering. They include suppositories, and so I had to do that," she says. But he was from somewhat rural Virginia and believed in natural medicines. I will forever regret being talked into putting my father there. "I guess I've just accepted what's available and not really thought beyond what could be," John says. WebBut there was little left to do. My grandfather had metastasized prostate cancer so he was terminal. Kaiser Health News discovered there had been 3,200 complaints against hospice agencies across the country in the past five years. The memory care unit still collects their now $5422/month plus Hospice charges Medicare almost $7000/month. He has told me this over and over.we never heard about hospice or knew it were humanly possible or legal until our Father a Vetran a veteran that was during the va for a medical malpractice case that went back to his tuberculosis desease he acquired in the air force. Its been almost a year now and she is still alive!! The final thing that I've left out from this report are some of the actions of my own family members, both in order to protect their confidentiality, but also because some of us seemed to actively help the hospice achieve this quick despatch. I again started noticing weigh loss. THEY WILL KILL THEM WITH MORPHINE. WebAfter years of invasive procedures and frequent hospitalizations, he decided to go into home hospice to live out the rest of his life surrounded by family. It was magic. My Stepmother wants my Dad to My siblings are there full time. And she was present and fairly lucid and I got to tell her everything I wanted to tell her. I was angry about my Father a Great man who hated to take asprin for a headach he would take one baby asprin. They ruined our lives and our Dads services were never given to him so that they could keep us from telling the truth to everyone. I considered making a complaint in the days after my dads death, but frankly we were just too sad. Hospice killed my mother slowly , mom was put on hospice by the choices program and dr Whorley because they said mom was in the hospital to many times with asperating nemonia,after 3 days of no eating or drinking I rushed mom back to the hospital because Amedsis Hospice was not helping her. As researchers in the field look to the future, they are calling for more palliative care, not less even as they also advocate for more support of the spouses, family members and friends who are tasked with caring for the patient. On Day Two (Sunday), a couple of notable things happened: the hospice seemed to be operating a 'good cop/bad cop' routine as the doctor was replaced by an absolutely lovely older lady nurse who chatted to each family member individually and in wonderfully caring terms explained that 'Mum can no longer take solids or fluids as she is very ill'. The solution may have to come from consumer advocacy and better regulation from Medicare itself. He was saying he couldn't breathe, so my mother called the hospice nurse. They made attempts to console me and made insensitive remarks one that nearly put me over the edge. over 7 months ago, Guest A Letter to Myself After the Death of My Father - The Atlantic Blake Farmer/WPLN But I dont find that theres a limitation for my capacity to love people. "I think what we really need to do is be broadening the support that individuals and families can have as they're caring for individuals throughout the course of serious illness," Ornstein says. Medical Aid in Dying was Palliative Care for My Mother Thats what hospice workers do: help people die. 0n the way back to her house that day I told her how glad I was to see her so happy. My dad could do everything but walk. What is astounding is it seems to be a standard protocol that they are using to kill off the old people quicker. It was so obvious by this time they were all in on it. But it was a burden. That's exactly what happened with Teno's mother. Moms health went from bad in November to worse by the time the holidays drew near. I of course did not want to believe. We ended up getting five months. But in practice, that in-person help is often limited to a couple of baths a week. In mid-October she was complaining of back pain. We brought him to the ER, and they said he doesn't need surgery but he will be in pain for a while. Shocked by this the caregiver and I would bring food. Did hospice rush your loved ones death? - AgingCare.com She actually told me that hospice and my siblings are killing my mom. When my father left Hospice to go to Saint Raphael my father caught me I am still shocked by the whole traumatic experience but mostly that I did not stand up to any of them for what they did. 25 minutes later, I was allowed access. I asked questions about dehydration and drug administration, but the doctors had pat responses to knock me back. I didnt realize how common our experience was until a few months after his death, when two reports on home hospice came out one from Politico and one from Kaiser Health News. I couldnt imagine watching my three young kids grow, graduate, fall in love and start families of their own without my mothers help and guidance. Fewer Americans these days are dying in a hospital under the close supervision of doctors and nurses. Avoid at all costs. He wasn't in pain due to cancer and he wasn't dying or suffering. Another reason sepsis is so dangerous is that people who think they have beaten the illness often end up back in the hospital even weaker than before. She made a phone call and told us the crisis nurse would arrive by 8 a.m. I quickly restored the oxygen supply to its normal level, held her head forward and called for her to respond. How to get justice from Hospice killing my mother? my sweet mother passed under the care of hospice, my two siblings and a non-hospice caregiver. Mom and I had hoped her hospice care team would help to make her last days as pain-free as they could be. The nurse did not come at 8 a.m. Or 9 a.m. We were arrested in our front yard for a false charge that was latter dropped because I threatened to sue hospice. I don't really know. To make a long (2 1/2 years) story short, the wonderful nurse who was with us the longest, told me they were going to take my dad out of hospice because his health was not failing. That daily reimbursement also covers equipment rentals and a 24-hour hotline that lets patients or family members consult a nurse as needed; John says it gives him peace of mind that help is a phone call away. MORPHINE is what they told us to give my dad. Now, she wants to make sure her children don't do the same for her. Rest in peace Dad, at least you are no longer being abused at their hands. Courtesy of Michelle Stacey Here, talk to your father, Carol says. We only found out about this now and are very devastated. She had a conversation for about 30 seconds! "Because this is what they say they do.". Contact our 24-hour day call center at 1-800-969-4862 and a representative will be able to assist you immediately. My aunt and I and others in my family have been convinced that hospice is no place to send anyone you love. My sister begins to administer morphine. When my father was dying from complications of dementia and diabetes, hospice caregivers sat with him, provided pain relief, and helped him be comfortable. Also, the fact that he remains alive could simply be a "miracle?" 'I guess I've just accepted what's available'. Ontario, CA 91764. He wasn't in pain or anything. I travelled with Mum to the hospice in an ambulance. But agencies that need to generate profits for investors aren't building dedicated hospice units or residences, in general, mostly because such facilities aren't profitable enough. Shortly afterwards, the rest of my family arrived in the room. They will blame the disease and not the overmedicating, starvation and dehydration protocol. " Enforcement of the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act as they pertain to the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of legally produced controlled substances. " This caused them to be very angry and hostile and they took it out on my mom in various ways. Because taxpayers bankroll poor care and fraud through the Medicare hospice benefit, policymakers need to take immediate action to implement safeguards against fraud, waste, and abuse of this important benefit. She says that during the final weeks of her mother's life, she felt more like a tired nurse than a devoted daughter. It is a form of palliative care, which also focuses on pain management, but can be provided while a patient continues to seek a cure or receive treatments to prolong life. Hospice and the Death Cults of Modern Medicine, Hospice Revisited: This Time With An Undercover Recording Device, 'The Cancer Report' Documentary from Health Wyze Media, Audio: Modern Euthanasia and Colloidal Silver (Episode 38), Tragic Letters From the Families of Hospice Victims, If U.S. Healthcare Had a Truly Free Market. Like I said, hospice workers are a rare breed. He stayed in the hospital for 2 nights and came back home. It is hard, but people are the most genuine, and all of our prejudices are just irrelevant. The day before he was admitted he was in the hospital and was I called the switchboard again, and it took three hours for a new nurse to come. Discussion about hospice killed my mom [Page 3] at the GodlikeProductions Conspiracy Forum. Days passed and we didnt hear from them. A case he had just won and was waiting for full benifits.You wont believe the rest of the facts. There was definitely a cult like atmosphere in the house I could not explain. But as the business has grown, so has the burden on families, who are often the ones providing most of the care. He believed the doctors had given up on him. How these killers sleep at night is beyond me. After what seemed like years of unreliable health-both physical and mental-she seemed to get a boost from knowing death was coming. I wish I knew about this earlier so I could save my dad. His primary nurse, who doubled as case worker, was kind and empathetic. Within a day he was so doped up he could not talk to family, eat, or drink. His pain was not terrible, so a low dose of oxycodone the only painkiller they gave us seemed to suffice. WebMy father in law got a chance to decide many options and his decisions were important. According to Medicare data, for-profit hospice agencies now outnumber the nonprofits that pioneered the service in the 1970s. #100 They put him in the hospital and then said he had to go to rehab hospital so he could stand on his own and how fall. And that, I think, is what I came to respect most from these people: the day-in, day-out reality that all their patients going to die, and usually soon. If a lawyer does not take this case, I will write a book. I arrived Christmas morning to pick her up and she was uncharacteristically disheveled, sitting on her sofa with her blouse unbuttoned-an alarming situation as she was always so well-coiffed and put together breathless just from trying to dress herself. She told us we should double his dose of oxycodone, but that made no difference. Hospice Is Allowing My Father-In-Law Hospice John McCasland (right) of Goodlettsville, Tenn., hired a private caregiver to help with his wife, Jean (left), who suffered from dementia for eight years. Since the mid-1990s, Medicare has allowed the hospice benefit to cover more types of diagnoses, and therefore more people. Family Caregivers Bear Much Of The Burden Of Home Hospice as for the answer to your questions, you did a wonderful job of killing him, but I cannot answer whether I am "satisfied with his care" because how could anybody be satisfied with murder? Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine, You've been selected! In a North Texas case, nurses allegedly gave high doses of drugs such as morphine, regardless of whether patients needed it, to justify receiving the higher hospice payments. The increasing burden on loved ones especially spouses is reaching a breaking point for many people, her research shows. I pushed past them to get into the room, so eager was I to see how she was and to carry out my plan of giving her fluids. "Our long-term-care system in this country is really using families unpaid family members," she says. That would be the last time my sweet mother was truly present with me. I am told she will breath easier. In my opinion, the ritual 20-25 minute exclusion from the patient's room each morning for nursing duties may carry a sinister, covert purpose, possibly involving moving the patient, creating stress and trauma, especially towards the end of their expected stay, presumably to encourage and speed their demise. His cancer was found way too late, but he was getting some kind of injections. She would have been dispatched even more quickly with methadone, but I would not allow them to give her that med. Id always planned on moving into moms house when the time came. She was surprised he hadnt been set up with a pump for a more effective painkiller. But we are there, even though that. Apparently, the lower spine bones got squished together which caused pain. Her death wasnt unexpected, but it was rapid. The information available below link is provided in good faith to comply with the Machine-Readable Files (MRF) provision of the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule (TCFR). I think a lot of times people have a tendency to romanticize hospice death like its this beautiful harp situation, he said. He ran out of 'insurance days' and 'Hospice' was the only BS option left. Thats because after hearing for years about the unnecessary medicalization of most hospital deaths, I had called an in-home hospice agency to usher him off this mortal coil, as my literary father still liked to say at 83. It wasnt perfect, but it was as close as we could get to what she wanted. During that hospital stay, my dad slept a lot and was prematurely put in Hospice. As the number of for-profit hospice providers grows, does that model provide too great an incentive to understaff nighttime and weekend shifts? My mom had a brain aneurysm 8 years ago which she recovered from. Prescriptions show up at the house for pain and anxiety. So he has had to drain their retirement accounts to hire Velez, a private caregiver, out-of-pocket. I've seen the dramatic changes on my dad once he started taking the morphine. The DEA also has the authority for: A friendly volunteer met us at the doors and filled us with confidence. Again, no terminal illness. This means she was eating every other week. I spoke with two different members of staff at different times and the same answers were given. She was then confined to a nursing home bed. Moms primary VNA nurse, Cathy Griffin, turned out to be an angel, Ms. Griffin, 60, had a lot in common with my mother. morphine given too randomly in elderly patients! I couldn't believe that a medical team could leave a patient like that for a relative to find. My dad finally woke up. Generally, by the time cancer moves into the bones, especially in an elderly patient, they ARE terminal. I didn't know ANYTHING about hospice before. Growth in the use of hospice makes it even more important to take action now. 2. Social worker Coneigh Sea has a portrait of her husband that sits in the entryway of her home in Murfreesboro, Tenn. This was 8 years ago. Medicare says hospice benefits can include home health aides and homemaker services. Unfortunately it's all too common for what you describe to happen. I didnt realize it then, but that day was here. Im the first person to say we cant take away all suffering, and the inevitability of death and the inevitability of suffering is real, and there are magnitudes to that. Is Oxycontin Abuse Still On The Rise In The US? Maybe all is not lost! life expectancy of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. As I said, it is a masterfully delivered confidence trick which, in other circumstances, might be deserving of admiration for its detailed planning. mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com, 2151 E Convention Center Way that is recorded the JUDGE stated " well we all go via this " NO judge no lawyers we do NOT go via this he has NO hospice diagnosis I am an RN BSN even on hopice WE DO NOT starve and euthanized humans He is catholic THE lawyer stole his money then cremated HIM HE had NO authorigyt over MY fathet HIS guardianshp was OVER I asksed ford A MEDIAL for my dad? And that really is the way I applied it to me; Youre okay as you are; how can I help you suffer less?. I can't believe I'm reading all these horrible posts about Hospice now. 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