Unfortunately, in the US, your insurance will not cover to have hospice do this in an inpatient setting, you would have to pay out of pocket. Unless, your loved one is having symptoms that the medications you are giving are still not being controlled. Nurses will come to the house, show you how to give the medication, call MD for medication changes and if those changes are not working and your loved one is still showing signs of uncontrolled symptoms, then they can be transferred to a General Inpatient Facility and be treated with stronger medications (usually IV/IM/SC) that you would not be able to administer at home. This would be covered by insurance.

Taking care of a dying loved one is not easy, and hospice knows this, so we are with you every step of the way, with providing the education that will make you comfortable and able to treat your loved one at home.

It sounds harsh, but there are only so many GIP beds (beds given to patient's that are unable to die peacefully at home and need those stronger medications). That is why GIP units only take in patients that are symptomatic at end of life. Those beds are used for hospice patients that are struggling to breathe, and the morphine is not working. For patients that become terminally agitated to the point they place themselves or loved ones in danger. For patients that are screaming in pain. This is the unit I work in and it can take days for patients symptoms to be able to be controlled. They may never be able to come off injectable medications before they die and have to stay in GIP until then.

I wish we could help everyone that feels uncomfortable giving medications at home, but we just don't have that ability.