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Old 08-28-2023, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
The hospice company that my friend was using was Vitas Healthcare, but in northern Virginia. The two nurses that Vitas sent to my house should not have been allowed to practice nursing anywhere. Also, my friend was never seen by a medical doctor.
Quality of workers may vary I suppose with who does the hiring and firing.

We have gotten a few Vitas nurses that did not seem to know what they were doing. But a physician has to OK my Mom for palliative hospice every two months or so. Or, at least, a nurse practitioner. The nurse often Facetimes with the physician.