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Can you legally opt to die in hospital or hospice if terminally ill legally?
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∙ 12y ago
You can refuse treatment and have a DNR do not resuscitate, a living will should take care of it, stating what treatment you want or will accept, but the hospital does not have to honor it. The only place you can legally choose to die is in the states of Washington and Oregon.
ummm, no. You cannot "choose" to die in a hospital. If the hospital is actively treating you either for curative or palliative reasons, the physician/hosptial believes you are benefiting from treatment, and/or transporting you home or a facility is negligent or harmful-( and your insurance agrees or you have the means to pay for it yourself) you can likely remain in the hospital if you so desire. If the above criteria (obviously not hard and fast criteria) are not somewhat met, it is likely that a hospital will discharge you to home or a nursing facility so that they may care for acutely ill patients. A DNR/living will/advanced directive has no influence at all on where you must or get to die. It just means, when you do head that direction, you don't want anyone to intervene. A DNR- regardless of the patient's wishes- must be revoked during operative procedures, and in many times, can be overriden by the patient's family during an acute episode in an inpatient setting.
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What is hospis?
Hospice is a type of care given to patients who are terminally ill. It is a philosophy of treating the patient, not the illness, by providing comfort and treatment of the human spirit. It can be at a hospice facility or at the patients own home if that is where they prefer to die.
What is the difference between hospital services and hospice services for elderly patients?
A "hospital" is a place where people go to get some medical treatment when they are sick or injured. Most major cities have several hospitals. When you go to a hospital, you generally hope to come back alive. When you go to a 'hospice', on the other hand, you go with no such hope. One generally goes to a hospice knowing he/she is going to die. A hospice is a special hospital where people who are terminally ill get admitted. These people have no hope of being cured. So, unlike a hospital, a hospice not only takes care of the medical needs of a patient, but also looks after his emotional needs. The focus here is on keeping people as comfortable as possible - both physically and emotionally. By the way, the final "pice" in 'hospice' rhymes with the words "miss" and "kiss". The final 'e' is silent and the main stress is on the first syllable. Here are a few examples.
What is a sentence for hospice?
the man dying went to the hospice to die
When did Hospice-Anthelme Verreau die?
Hospice-Anthelme Verreau died in 1901.
Why do hospice workers go to peoples homes?
Hospice workers go to homes because the hospice patient prefers to be at home to die, instead of a hospice house.
Do some people get put down if they have cancer?
Actually in most terminal cases yes. Hospice is a medical term, and action where people quite treatment, go home and basically die on pain killers. But don't worry usually if your that terminally ill, you've accepted death or just want to die at that point!
Your friend who has terminal cancer an gone into a hospice will he die?
Eventually, yes, he will die. Hospice patients usually have 6 months, sometimes less, to live.
What is the name of the ward you go to when your going to die if you have cancer etc?
this is a hospice
What healthcare settings is for people who will die in six months or less?
Hospice.
What do you call the place where patients discontinue to receive treatment and are left to die?
hospice
Definition of terminally ill?
Terminal illness is a state of illness from which one is not expected to recover. The expectation is that the illness will take the person's life.
What to expect with a Terminally ill patient without hydration or food while sedated?
this patient will surely die!!
