re: My grandmother was put on hospice today

My Mother went into hospice care in June and lived 6 days. We had her at home and they were great. Medicare will pay for Hospice for a year if necessary although it is usually a few week. If it is at home they do not provide 24 hour coverage so we brought sitters in to aid family at our cost. But all medicines, equipment, is covered. Nurses came out every morning and were on call round the clock. In a very difficult time they were a bright spot. Lot of different agencies provide this service so do your homework on picking one and for us it was a recommendation by the hospital that we went with. We had the option of leaving her at hospital under their care but she wanted to go home and we provided that option.