My father is 84 and in a nursing home. He is dying from COPD and it looks like he won’t make it through the weekend. He is in pain non stop from all the coughing. Yesterday they gave him Tylenol.
They said as long as he is lucid, he shouldn’t be subject to medication that will effectively put him into a permenant semi conscious state.
That is so wrong.
Hospice? If deemed hospice, then the doctors can prescribe anything and everything to help with the pain. Interestingly, they won't prescribe anything that will extend life like antibiotics but pain meds? — no problem.
Oh my - so sorry. Does he have an opinion?
come on now....you can speak for your father...stop acting like hospitals or nursing homes are some evil killing stations and you have no say.....at any time you can ask the nursing home doctor for more pain or anxiety relief for your dad.....quit blaming well meaning people....
I’m sorry.