My aunt is at the Henry Mayo Hospital in Santa Clarita. Her dementia is at an all time high and liver is failing. Kidneys next. The path is to be sent home on hospic and I’m concerned. Her home is infested with bed bugs. What can we do? It’s unhealthy for her to go back there.
Hospice only sends a nurse once a week and an aide a few days a week for a few hours . Even if they sent an aide 5 days a week it’s not overnight .
Your aunt can’t be alone . She needs 24/7 care .
Why not look for a hospice facility ( although those are rare ) or have her go to SNF nursing home ?
To discharge her to home would be unsafe until her home is cleared of bedbugs. And after that if she does not have 24/7 care it would still be unsafe for her to return home.
The person that is POA for her health and finances should be stepping up and either getting the house habitable or if your Aunt is not returning home getting it ready to sell.