Our father is 98 years old and under the care of a long time family physician in San Antonio. He takes medications for coronary disease; he has macular degeneration that has left him very little sight. He falls regularly but thankfully, so far the falls have not resulted in breakage; only terrible looking bruising and peeled back skin that recently required emergency treatment. He lives in the assisted living area of a San Antonio facility where he lived initially and for less than a year in an independent living apartment. Due to mobility issues and balancing, we moved him into the assisted living wing. He wants very badly to stay where he is, but they do not offer nursing care and as his physical condition worsens, we are very concerned that he will need additional nursing care. His doctor's nurse told us about Hospice care that he would be eligible for through Medicare. We also heard about your service from a friend whose aunt lives in an Austin facility much like our dad' and she receives additional care from All Care in that area. We would very much like to know if our dad would qualify.
Thank you for any advice or assistance you might be able to provide.
Hospice is something different and does not sound like it applies here but check with your father's doctor on that. The way hospice works varies depending on type of supplement so check that out if your doctor says he's qualified.