Preparing For The Passing Of A Loved One
Preparing for the passing of a loved one may start the moment they receive a terminal diagnosis. In some cases, preparing for a person’s...
Preparing for the passing of a loved one may start the moment they receive a terminal diagnosis. In some cases, preparing for a person’s...
Hospice care improves the quality of life for patients, families, and caregivers. However, individuals often wait too long to have the...
If we had our way, clients would contact hospice agencies and begin learning more immediately after receiving a terminal prognosis or...
One of the biggest commonalities between nearly all of our hospice clients, particularly those that are 70 years old or younger, is the...
End of life care is an umbrella term covering all of the ways we hope to be cared for and supported when we’re nearing and at the end of...
Those of us who work in hospice are passionate about what we do because we witness every day how our services improve the quality of life...
We can’t tell you how many times our nurses, social workers, or volunteers have heard the words, “We wish we would have called hospice...
We have yet to meet a hospice nurse, physician, social worker, staff, or volunteer that doesn’t feel our work is “a calling.” The...
Bringing hospice care into the home improves the quality of life for patients and their families. Once you’ve started home hospice care,...
As hospice care providers we often see or hear the terms palliative care and hospice care used interchangeably even though they are not...
Hospice care is available to qualifying patients virtually anywhere, including certain hospitals, acute care centers, and nursing homes,...
The value of hospice care is – quite simply – invaluable to patients and their families. And, because there is such a general...
Hospice is an incredible service provided at any desired, qualified location – hospital, nursing home, assisted living community, the...
One of the things that makes hospice so special is the ability to customize the level of services to a client’s needs and wants. The...
As adults, much of our life is spent making plans. Where will we go to college? What date will we get married? When should we start a...
The active military is an impressive force—1.3 million strong and growing every year. Service to your country is a noble endeavor, but...
Patients facing terminal or long-term illness lose more than their lives. They also face the potential loss of their independence, social...
Hospice workers provide palliative care to patients during their final months of life. Medical, spiritual, and emotional guidance offer...