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Professional Services and Resources : Hospice
Redefining “Aggressive Medical Care”
Jerry L Old, MDWe are reaching a point in modern medicine where the concept of “Aggressive Care” at the end-of-life needs ...
What Is Hospice
Diedra Kearney, Community Education Director, Dignity Home Health & HospiceHospice care affirms the belief that it is important to make every moment of life as meaningful as possible, from the first days of a life-limiting illness to the last. Hospice care seeks to validate...
Hospice Myths
Tarrah Lowry-Hildreth at Sangre de Cristo HospiceThe word “hospice” is one many people don’t want to hear. While hospice care is a wonderful thing and comforting to your whole family, there are many common misconceptions that keep...
Hospice Can Help: Evaluating End-of-Life Care Options
Robin Marshall, General Manager of VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of New Jersey NorthIf you or a loved one were facing a terminal illness, would you know where to turn for information about end-of-life care? Every year, half of the American population will be touched by the d...
Quality Hospice Care Improves Over Time
Pippa Steinhart, RNIt takes time to deliver to patients all that the Medicare Hospice Benefit offers. America’s hospice programs are being rushed. Short-stay patients, those referred for hospi...
Hospice: Living Every Moment to the Fullest
Steve Eastman, LCSWRarely do people initially associate hospice services with an opportunity to get the most out of life. After all, hospice is a service provided exclusively...
What Is Hospice
Diedra KearneyHospice care affirms the belief that it is important to make every moment of life as meaningful as possible, from the first days of a life-limiting illness to the last. Hospice care seek...
Hospice Care - The Myths, The Reality
Maureen Gilligan, General Manager of VITAS Innovative Hospice Care® in New Jersey NorthIf you or a loved one were facing a terminal illness, would you know what options are available to you and your family? Many of us may think that we will not face death anytime soon, so the question...
Having "the" Discussion
Alpine Home Health & HospiceHaving “the” Discussion Sometimes the hardest things to talk about are the ones we most need to discuss. One such occasion is learning that you or a loved one ...
Hospice Can Help:Evaluating End-of-Life Care Options
Robin MarshallIf you or a loved one were facing a terminal illness, would you know where to turn for information about end-of-life care?Every year, half of the American population will be touched by the death of a...