Cancer Diary: Follow-Up on the Horrible Hospice from Hell
I would be remiss if I did not follow-up on the story of the horrible hospice from hell . Once the complaint was raised by the California office to the federal level, months passed. I wondered if justice would be served. But I kept hearing that one or another person who had witnessed the inadequacies of the horrible hospice from hell were being interviewed. I also heard that the hospice was called in for interview and that a couple surprise visits were made by state staff. After nine long months, I got a written response from the state. Wow! The hospice had to post that they were not meeting state requirements. They had a two-page long list of deficiencies to correct with a time frame for doing so and an oversight plan. I was not only satisfied, but I was also impressed with the efficacy of California's oversight. It could not bring Carl back; it could not undo the harm it had done to him; it could and likely would spare many others from the kind of trauma we had through. ...