Your Comfort is Our Focus
Alternative and complementary medical treatments have gained a lot of media time over the last few years. This type of help isn’t always looked nicely upon, but the fact is that these have become very popular because they fulfill a need … [Read more...]
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...]
In 2013, a study was released that looked at end of life decisions. There was a simple question on this survey, asking respondents which they agreed with. They were asked to select one of the following choices: “Doctors and nurses should do … [Read more...]
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine published a study not too long ago that stresses the importance of palliative care. In this study, the authors claimed that palliative care does a good deal toward helping to improve the … [Read more...]
This is the fourth installment of our “Things to Know” series, and in this one, we will be discussing the things that you should know about hospice care before you sign up to use those services for a loved one. Like all other types of … [Read more...]
Palliative care serves a very specific purpose: it is meant to provide comfort. Usually, palliative care is provided in a hospice setting, where the comfort is given as a type of end of life care. Because of this association, many people … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Not surprisingly, several studies have found a direct link between hospital admissions and disability in the elderly. When there is an acute case and hospitalization is sought, the development of a future disability is more likely than … [Read more...]
A recent study indicated that the wishes of patients at the end of their lives are not always in line with what their caregivers are doing, or even what their caregivers are trying to do. While this is an eye opening study for elderly folks … [Read more...]
End of life care is one of the hardest things that you will ever need to arrange. This becomes even more of a truth when it is someone that you love very much, like a parent or grandparent. Sending them to a hospice center might seem cold … [Read more...]
Hospice care has evolved a lot in the past few decades. The primary focus is and always will be on providing for the comfort and happiness of the person in need, but the setting in which that is administered has changed. Today, … [Read more...]
