Comments on Hospice Blog: How to choose a hospice: why it matters

Thank you for writing this terrific series. This i...

2007-01-05T12:48:00.000-08:00

Thank you for writing this terrific series. This invaluable insider's information will no doubt help countless people in their search for hospice care. Your site is such an important resource!

I've linked to the Hospice Blog and incorporated some of your suggestions for finding quality hospice care in a recent article for www.GilbertGuide.com/blog. Please check it out, sometime!

Rod and Anonymous, I can see how you took my words...

2006-06-06T13:51:00.000-07:00

Rod and Anonymous, I can see how you took my words wrong. I never meant to say that I hold back services that people need. I'm sorry that it came off that way.

Let me try to give an example. Most hospices have protocols for how they treat a wound. You start with a more standard treatment and progress to more "aggressive" measures when your first measure didn't work. Step 1 works

And Rod, this is why it is important for the consu...

2006-06-06T09:00:00.000-07:00

And Rod, this is why it is important for the consumer to know that they can change hospices at any time. I work in hospice and I find that disturbing as well.

The author said, "If you ask me for something that...

2006-05-04T06:49:00.000-07:00

The author said, "If you ask me for something that is a little beyond the norm during that initial phone conversation, I’ll probably say yes. If you ask for that a month after you sign up it will be much easier for me to tell you that we don’t usually do that kind of thing."

This is disturbing! Sounds linke you are selling death like a used car. And quite frankly it makes me sick.
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