weekend crisis

It seem that it's always a crisis on the weekend at my LTC.We just recently contracted with a hospice after many years of failing dreadfully at end of life care.It's a real learning experience for us all-Problem is that 2 of the docs won't write for consults until the resident is CTD and we have to call them out on a weekend and then getting the comfort meds in is problematic.And what it with this "nationwide shortage of Roxanol?" (Omnicare Pharmacy again)
Some of my co-workers are calling me the "Grim Reaper because I am always the first one to "have the talk" with a family.Let's get real here-if your mother is 97 yrs old is it a surprise that you may be called upon to make a difficult decision someday? And suppose we can't get ahold of you? What then?
The nurse and social worker that came in Sunday for our most recent "crisis" deserve a medal. Bless them and bless all of you. It just drains me and I don't have to do the real work...