Hospice care is care that is provided to someone who is approaching death. There are a lot of misconceptions about hospice care, and hopefully this blog post can clear some of those. Ultimately, hospice care is about making someone … [Read more...]
Getting the Most Out of Hospice Care
Hospice care has been covered as a part of Medicare for many years, but when it comes down to it, not many people view hospice as something that actually improves the quality of life that a dying loved one experiences during their final … [Read more...]
Aging Well and Passing Away Well
One of the hardest conversations you can have with a loved one is about the aging process. Many people are resistant to this conversation because it’s scary. Getting older and the potential for health issues that can come along with this is … [Read more...]
A Deeper Look at Hospice Care
Hospice care is designed primarily to help make end of life needs easier to meet. Generally speaking, this care is reserved for the final six weeks of someone’s life, but there are always exceptions. Each individual is unique and has … [Read more...]
Barbara Bush and Hospice Care
Former First Lady Barbara Bush recently decided with her family that further treatment would be avoided, and instead she would be receiving end of life care. Shortly after this decision was made, she passed away. Regardless of your … [Read more...]
The Other Side of the Opioid Crisis
It’s true that opioids can can cause health issues far more severe than what they were originally meant to treat. This has received a lot of attention in the news lately, and for good reason. Opioid misuse can cause premature death and can … [Read more...]
Transitioning to Hospice Care
When you first set up care for an elderly loved one, the care service that you chose probably asked you a lot of questions. One of these questions probably had to do with goals of some sort. Even if you were not asked this directly, a care … [Read more...]
End of Life Care More Intensive than Thought
Yesterday, we talked a bit about statistics, and how they rarely provide any sort of personalized guidance when it comes to deciding what is the best course of action for a loved one’s senior care. Today, we’re going to look at a more … [Read more...]
What to Look for in Hospice Care
Selecting the right palliative care service or hospice care home can be a frightening prospect. For some, this is a way of finally admitting that a loved one is close to passing away, and it is not something that most people want to think … [Read more...]
Hospice or Hospital?
End-of-life issues loom large as Baby Boomers reach the break-over point with their own parents and other elderly family members in their care. The decisions that must be made in this age of advanced medical care weigh heavy because our … [Read more...]
In-Home Hospice Care
Senior care isn't just nursing homes and caregivers. Sometimes, it can also be little things like a neighbor checking up on an elderly person that lives nearby. At other times, senior care is about preparing for end of life. Hospice care … [Read more...]
Medicare Changes to Help Seniors
Medicare’s new rules may hopefully have some properties that will help to improve elder care benefits. The intended benefits are to help those that are seriously ill and to better care at the end of life. These are both categories that … [Read more...]
