Hospices are in a bind amid the pandemic: 'We can’t act as a safety valve for hospitals and nursing homes if we can’t protect our people.'
The public should realize that COVID-19 cases are likely to rise when stay-at-home orders are eased, officials said.Jones, who is also CEO of the Elizabeth Hospice in San Diego County, said she expected that any uptick in demand probably wouldn’t be because of COVID-19 patients being released from the hospital.
“We will care for anyone who is terminally ill and meets the eligibility requirements of Medicare,” she said. Michael Connors, a long-term-care advocate with California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, said he was concerned about the loss of direct care, citing reports of some nursing homes refusing to allow hospice workers in.
Palliative care doctors, who treat not only terminally ill patients but also others with life-limiting serious illnesses such as cancer and dementia, say the prospect of a patient surge is complicating their practices, too.
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