This insanity is spilling over into end of life patients here. My next day neighbor finally died today and it was a blessing. Her brain surgeon tried to get her into Hospice six weeks ago as she didn't know anyone, was oppositional and in intractable pain. Hospice evaluated her and rejected her because their policy is that the patient must be at death's door and should die within three weeks. If she had been admitted, they would have sent her home after three weeks. The in home support just wasn't enough but she did not meet the criteria for admission to any of the units in the hospital. I don't get it.