I didn't know anything yet about hospice care when I had to find care for my dying Mom. We engaged Pacific knowing next to nothing about them, but thank heavens, it was a great choice.
There is a whole staff, of course, but the women I dealt with were universally wonderful. We had round-the-clock in home care for five days, and all the VNs that came in for their shifts were thorough, conscientious, knowledgable, patient and good tempered. They tolerated my dog nosing through their things with admirable grace.
Their supervisor, Nan, was wonderful. She has a lot of energy and at first I thought it might be too much for me to handle in my state, but she proved to be the pillar that I leaned on for those terrible five days I had to watch my Mom slip away. She fought to get Mom the care she needed, and the support *I* needed, even when I didn't know how to ask for it.
The only hitch was there was a delay in getting the necessary information from their physician, Dr. Turzian, after Mom's death, which delayed her scheduled cremation for several days, and necessitated several phone calls to get what was needed. But while my Mom was alive, she couldn't have had better care.
Hospice care is something you hope you will never need, but if you do find yourself needed to care for a dying loved one, I would whole-heartedly recommend giving these women a call. read more