Dealing with the passing of a loved one is stressful enough without having to worry about finances. However, knowing the state of your loved one’s financial affairs can help you avoid additional stress and reduce the burden on a grieving family. Families of hospice … [Read more...]
Hospice Care: How Animals Can Ease the Journey
Animals are wonderful companions during tough times. Studies show that simply petting or cuddling a dog can reduce your anxiety and lower your heart rate and blood pressure. Plus, spending just thirty minutes with a dog can increase your dopamine and endorphin levels. … [Read more...]
Advice on Emotionally Preparing for Hospice Care
Making the transition into hospice care can be a difficult and demanding time for caregivers and loved ones. You’ll have paperwork to fill out and countless calls to make to family members and friends. At times, you may feel overwhelmed and upset, which is perfectly … [Read more...]
Medicare: Hospice Conditions of Participation
Making the decision to place a loved one in hospice care in the United States can be an overwhelming one particularly if family members are not aware of how hospice could potentially be covered by the government program, Medicare. Medicare Hospice Conditions of … [Read more...]
Getting Started with Hospice: A Guide for Family Members
Making the decision to put a loved one in hospice care is challenging and can be devastating, but it is also important for an impacted individual to be able to have assistance when he or she is struggling with a life-limiting illness. Deciding when to start hospice … [Read more...]
Hospice Care and Quality of Life
Hospice care is a form of medical care that addresses not just physical, but also the emotional, social, and spiritual needs of a patient; while focusing on dignity and quality of life for patients with a prognosis of 6 months or less to live. According to a 2014 … [Read more...]
Goal of Palliative Care
Soccer announcers are well known for shouting “GOAL!” for as long as they can express air when seeing a successful shot on the net. American football, baseball, and basketball announcers are hardly any different. Announcers offer quick-talking play overviews with … [Read more...]
Challenges of Caring for Dementia Patients During End-of-Life
When students sit down to take an important test, they encounter a medley of uncomfortable emotions—pressure, anxiety, and even fear over the uncertainty of their performance. Every stroke of the pen could be a step toward success, or failure. As students, we strive for … [Read more...]
Benefits of Respite Care for Caregivers
Popular public children’s show Sesame Street opened with a song asking “who are the people in your neighborhood?” Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood? In your neighborhood? In your neighborhood? Say, who are the people in your neighborhood? They’re the … [Read more...]
Pain Management for Cancer Patients
You may remember the Choose Your Own Adventure book series from your own childhood or from reading the books aloud to your children at home or in school. They are books generally intended for young, middle-elementary readers using the genres of mystery and adventure. … [Read more...]