I am sorry you are in this situation. We were in this situation with my mom 5 years ago. She had a major stroke and we were told they were going to move her to hospice. My parents live south of San Antonio about 70 miles and there was no way she could be moved home. She would not have made the trip. She ended up passing away before we could find a suitable hospice place for her. We basically fought the hospital (Methodist) everyday for about 5 days saying that we had not found a place suitable for her and then she got to the point where she was too fragile to move and passed 2 days later.

What we did (my sister, uncle and I) was we took the list the social worker and went and to each place that had availability and looked at the rooms and tried to meet with the staff. They will put forward their best face for you and make everything seem great. But, I think my uncle did something that I would have never thought of.

At the place we thought was pretty good and were going to settle on, he waited at the front door for a bit to talk to someone who had family in the place and asked them "So what do you think of this place?" "How long has your family member been here?" "How do you feel about the nurses? Management?" "What is the worst thing about this place" He basically interviewed people who currently had family there. I thought that it was wise to do that with some one who was a current customer of the place because these places have a lot of turnover with staff and management and can change quickly. The place we settled on was on Blanco Rd. It is no longer a hospice facility.

Dad has gone Home.

I just wanted to share the resources we used, in case anyone is searching for something similar in the future. Our family had an exceptional experience with the Hospice company who organized everything for us, as well as the residence where he spent his final days this week. Both were such a blessing having a first-hand recommendation is so helpful during an otherwise very stressful and emotional time (unfortunately, there are some bad places out there).

SunCrest Hospice

The Nest at Scenic Hills (Schertz, TX)

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Dad has gone Home.

I just wanted to share the resources we used, in case anyone is searching for something similar in the future. Our family had an exceptional experience with the Hospice company who organized everything for us, as well as the residence where he spent his final days this week. Both were such a blessing having a first-hand recommendation is so helpful during an otherwise very stressful and emotional time (unfortunately, there are some bad places out there).

SunCrest Hospice

The Nest at Scenic Hills (Schertz, TX)

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God bless you and your family.

I don't check this forum that often, but I know Hope Hospice in New Braunfels provides excellent care. They also have an office in northern SA off 281 I believe.