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  • in reply to: Blood Transfusions at home #44541
    Eric
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    Melinda,
    I am faced with the same dilemma with my 89 YO father. He needs round the clock care because his
    low blood counts make him very weak.. The doc. want to “send him home”. There is no one there that can
    look after him and make sure he gets to the hospital for his transfusions. Medicare is no longer paying for skilled nursing care. In this condition bankruptcy, and losing his home is in the near future. I don’t know how long this will go on but the nursing home, and doctors have given up on him. Hospice states they will not do blood transfusions regularly… This system or lack there of, sickens me.

    Can anyone help?

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