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1. Question about the FAST scale

   amagicalmind posted a topic in Hospice

   I've been struggling a bit with my company's interpretation of the FAST scale for dementia. As you all know, a patient must be at least a 7A to qualify for a hospice dementia diagnosis. 7A describes as follows: Person speaks 5-6 intelligible words i...

2. Going to Facilities

   amagicalmind replied to idobelieve's topic in Hospice

   Working with nursing home residents can be very challenging because of the preconceptions many of the nurses have and also there are variations in how hospices run things, so it's not unusual to encounter the complaint "But that's not how _____Hospic...