Virtual Reality is no longer relegated to futuristic Sci-Fi. It’s found its place not only in the medical field but a growing number of hospices as well. Virtual reality (VR) simulations are being used to aid nurses, students, and hospice workers in learning about and empathizing with patients who are nearing the end of life. […]
Hospice Staff Focuses on Mental Health During COVID-19
All medical personnel, including hospice workers, have had to face personal risks of exposure to COVID-19 while working with patients and their families during this pandemic. While personal protective equipment has been helpful in its ability to protect employees, the risk of contracting the virus and spreading it to loved ones has remained causing stress […]
Bridging Racial Divides to Access to Care in Hospice
There has always been a public perception of hospice that it is only for the dying but there are also language and cultural-based difficulties that need to be openly addressed so there is no longer a barrier to those seeking quality end-of-life care for themselves and help for their families. According to the latest data […]
A Guide to Hospice Care Services
How do you know it’s the right time for hospice care? If you’re currently receiving treatments that are intended to cure your illness, you don’t need to be concerned with hospice care. But there may come a time when the treatments stop working and continuing the treatments may even become harmful to your health, despite […]
Care at the End-of-Life for LGBTQ Seniors
Aging and death don’t discriminate, but some people do. Unfortunately, lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) seniors may be afraid to access end-of-life services and may face their terminal illness without receiving the support they need and deserve. Grieving LGBTQ seniors may not feel comfortable seeking support when a partner dies and according to […]
The Top Five Common Questions About Hospice
What is hospice care? Hospice is patient-centered care provided by a team of professionals that include a nurse, physician, chaplain, bereavement counselor, social worker, and volunteers, all of whom address more manageable end of life care for for the patient and making sure that all physical, emotional, and spiritual needs are met. Any person regardless […]
The Role of Hospice in End-of-Life Decisions
One of the many effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic has been the recognition of the necessity for advance care planning and the benefits of doing so. More patients are dying every day in isolation and suffering from serious illnesses. As of this writing, the National Vital Statistics System of the U.S. Centers for Disease […]
5 Questions to Ask at End-of-Life
Surgeon, a public health researcher, and author Atul Gawande is inspiring end-of-life conversations with his bestselling book, Being Mortal. The book, which was also turned into a documentary shown on PBS’s Frontline, continues to be an integral part of a larger conversation on end-of-life choices for living your own mortality as fully as you can […]
How To Face Your Fear Of Death And Make Peace With Dying
There’s a saying along the lines that there are only two things in life that are certain: death and taxes. Sure, a lot of people manage to evade the latter, but the former is something that every living being has to face eventually. Death is an inevitable part of life; part of the very cycle […]
When Someone You Care About Is Seriously Ill
Talking about a serious illness and what the future may hold is never easy, especially when you’re talking about it with someone you care for. You might not know what to say, but then, they might not know what to say to you, either! It’s easy to forget that the person you care about is […]
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