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dealing with the emotional needs of the family throughout the process. <br /> Reactions to In-patient Facility <br /> The moderator described the concept of creating an in-patient facility. She explained its uses as <br /> pain management, respite, and final days if no home-care was available. The reactions were: <br /> "How will the hospitals react?" <br /> "Good idea! We need alternatives. We try to pretend death is not there, but we need to <br /> plan. Our health care providers today are faced with cost dilemmas and the threat of <br /> lawsuits to our physicians, which keep them from letting people die with dignity." <br /> "Can Hospice run a facility without cutting back on other services? Will it be a free <br /> facility?" <br /> "I would have loved a facility like that in my own situation and it could be wonderful, <br /> like the Ronald McDonald house, a place for relatives to gather." <br /> "Atlanta has such a facility and it was such a comfort to my friend to know it was <br /> available." <br /> "Would it be a licensed Medicare facility?" <br /> "Hospice was there for me no matter what time of day or night I needed them. I hired <br /> people to come in for my wife. I was like a prisoner in my own home. A respite would <br /> be wonderful. Hospice will come anytime. I praise them so much. They let her (my <br /> wife) decide everything she wanted. They helped me with medication and equipment. I <br /> was lucky to be there with her all the time." <br /> "I think.a small size is important and the philosophy of people helping each other with <br /> support." <br /> "It's a much better alternative to a hospital." <br /> "My wife spent days in a nursing home to give me respite time to shop and take care of <br /> things. A Hospice facility would have been so wonderful." <br /> "It's like being at home. Families can come and go." <br /> Most everyone agreed that an in-patient facility was a good idea and much needed. However, <br /> they were concerned that it should be like home and not too costly to stay there. <br /> Most agreed that people prefer to die at home. They also felt it should be a non-medical model, <br /> Chamberlain Research Consultants Page 10 <br />