>>>By definition the demise of the patient is speeded up. Dehydrating and starving a patient will definitely hasten the time of the person’s passing<<<
My B-I-L was not dehydrated or starved in Hospice. He was conscious while under Hospice Care for three weeks and was provide sustenance during that time. He was given drugs for Pain but nothing to slow the progress of his Cancer.
Both my Aunt and Mother were unconscious when put in Hospice and passed away in just a few days.
It is a difficult time for everyone when a loved one goes into hospice or receives hospice care at home.
I’ve known people who have had excellent hospice care. Others, not so. It is important to communicate with the hospice people to make sure that you are all in agreement on what is best for the patient.