Reviews
Simply the best experience possible. They treated the whole family with such kindness!
5
8 years ago (25-07-2017)
I had written a review almost a year ago, and it is no longer visible. If KC Hospice tries to get this one removed, please do not remove it. My family used their services from June 1, 2011 -June 21, 2011. We had a very bad, very damaging, experience thanks to an unprofessional social worker. I am a social worker, so I know whereof I speak. She was manipulative, tried to impose her will on our family, and turned a volatile situation into WW III. Having a loved one that is dying puts people in an incredibly vulnerable position. Social workers are never supposed to make judgements or try to force their idea of what needs to happen onto clients. They are never supposed to coerce. The fallout from this situation was devastating, not the least to the person who was dying. I have since heard others complain about KC Hospice taking on more cases than they could reasonably handle. SHOP AROUND, there are many hospice agencies. Choose carefully. And don't forget, you can discharge any hospice, for any reason. Then you can hire another one, as we did.
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14 years ago (31-05-2012)
My 29 year old son was admitted to Kansas City Hospice on February 22, 2014. This was the worst possible experience! My son was weak but mobile, spent 2 months + at KU med ctr (they were amazing). Due to my son's illness, alcohol related, there were a lot of family dynamics. Staff was very disrespectful to me and much of the time to my son. Never explained anything they did to my son or I. Son was actually improving, and was wanting to be dismissed but they discouraged this. When I took it upon myself to call his Dr., his Dr. came in personally and agreed to discharge and follow him, his improvement was likely related to nutrition and increased activity. However, hours prior to his leaving hospice and coming home, he threw a blood clot and passed. I had requested some prophylactic, comfort treatments several days prior to this and was refused. Pain meds and anxiety meds were all they could do. No anti thombolitic stockings, no heparin, no diurectics. If they would have listened to me or noticed the fact that my son had begun urinating and his yellow color was improving, his cognition had drastically improved, my son would possibly still be alive. I truly believe they can only safely care for those for are already on deaths door step and that is probably what they should stick to.
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11 years ago (29-04-2014)
