The recent statement from the Bush family about former First Lady Barbara Bush’s decision to receive comfort care instead of hospitalization has created a surge of interest and questions from the public about what “comfort care” actually means. There are different forms of comfort care, but at its most basic, it’s a plan that focuses […]
PCHETA Passes Through The House, Next The Senate
Here is a blog post we wanted to share by Hospiceactionnetwork.org: In the last week, we had over 1,000 ADVOCATES reach out to their Representatives, and thanks to your hard work, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (H.R. 1676), passed in the House of Representatives today! Research from the American Academy of Hospice […]
Dispelling 10 Top Hospice Myths
The desire for quality end-of-life care for those with terminal diagnosis has been garnering serious attention for patients and families that are looking to spend less time in hospitals and clinical settings and more time at home in familiar surroundings. So why is it that only about one-third of Americans who are terminally ill, take […]
PCP’s: Staying Involved With Hospice
The role of a patient’s primary care physician (PCP) does not always end when a patient is referred to palliative and hospice care. They are still typically reached out to for signatures and paperwork but their role could soon take on more of a significance as helpful guide and touchstone for patients and their families. […]
Feeding Tubes for Advanced Dementia Patients
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 […]
Opening the Door to End-of-Life Conversations
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 […]
Facing Death and Facing Yourself as a Hospice Volunteer
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 […]
The Places We Die
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 […]
Advanced-Care Planning
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 […]
Leaning Towards Hospice Care
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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