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Feeding Tubes for Advanced Dementia Patients

Hospice Care of the Lowcountry February 13, 2018 Leave a Comment

Image of feeding tubes and the equipment it takes to provide a patient with food when they are unable to eat normally

At one time, the use of intravenous feeding tubes was thought to be beneficial in aiding patients with advanced dementia to stop weight loss, which typically occurs during in later stages of the illness due to loss of appetite or inability to take food orally anymore. However, the use of these feeding tubes has seen […]

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Opening the Door to End-of-Life Conversations

Hospice Care of the Lowcountry January 30, 2018 Leave a Comment

Quality of life and end-of-life care are receiving more attention these days then ever before. It’s a popular topic in the news and countless Web sites as more people are looking into end of life options for their parents and loved ones. However, information on it is one thing, but actually talking about it with […]

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Facing Death and Facing Yourself as a Hospice Volunteer

Hospice Care of the Lowcountry January 16, 2018 1 Comment

For most people, it’s not until they reach the end of their lives that they start to come to terms with how they’ve lived or perhaps how they haven’t. Patients in hospice are being forced to face one of the hardest parts of living—dying. As a hospice volunteer, we bear witness to not only a […]

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The Places We Die

Hospice Care of the Lowcountry December 19, 2017 Leave a Comment

Americans are dying in places that are different from just a few short generations ago. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more Americans aged 85 and older die in nursing homes and those age 65 and older have died at home than at any other time. Nick Stepro of Arcadia Healthcare Solutions […]

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Advanced-Care Planning

Hospice Care of the Lowcountry December 5, 2017 Leave a Comment

Advanced-care planning for end of life care is just as important as planning for your family’s future with retirement and savings plans. A part of everyone’s future is healthcare. Being proactive and investing in the future of your healthcare now is one of the best things you could do before anything actually happens. Advanced-care planning […]

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Leaning Towards Hospice Care

Hospice Care of the Lowcountry November 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

On a crisp Saturday morning, Helen a hospice care nurse pulls up to a modest brick home in a northern NJ neighborhood. She sees the living room curtain pull back for a moment and knows she’s being watched by Allen, Jeannie’s husband. Ever since Jeannie became her patient, Allen would keep watch by the window […]

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