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InsanelyOne
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I’m hoping the expat community can come through for me on this one. I have an 89 year old family member who is currently in hospital (Hospital IMG) but in reality needs hospice care. There is not much more the hospital can do and he just needs to be cared for in his last days at home. We need to get a hospital bed and oxygen machine. I’m really at a loss how to accomplish that down here. The “patient advocate” (not sure of her exact title) has been incredibly helpful and is actively looking into this. She speaks fluent English and has lived in the US so I’m not feeling any kind of cultural disconnect in dealing with her. With all that said, the hospital is rather stymied by the whole thing. It’s as though they’ve never had to deal with this kind of situation before. When I ask they just kind of stare blankly and shrug. Does no-one in the DR set up in home hospice care? Is this just not a thing down here?
The logistics/cost of getting the patient back to the US is pretty much out of the question. We want to get him home and comfortable for his remaining time.
Can anyone recommend any resources for accomplishing this? The patient lives in Cocotol. We will also need a nursing aide to come once a day.
Any help is appreciated.
The logistics/cost of getting the patient back to the US is pretty much out of the question. We want to get him home and comfortable for his remaining time.
Can anyone recommend any resources for accomplishing this? The patient lives in Cocotol. We will also need a nursing aide to come once a day.
Any help is appreciated.