Hospice
Welcome to the Eldercare Channel's section on Hospice Advice. Our Hospice section is extensive and informative, offering you a variety of resources about hospice services in the area. Peruse our articles to read advice from knowledgeable experts so that you may be a better informed customer as you search for your hospice needs.
Why Use Hospice Care?
In a large medical study in 2004 involving thousands of Americans, people were asked if they had the choice, where and how they would die, and what were their greatest fears about dying. The answers were overwhelmingly consistent.
Understanding Hospice Care
In the 1960s, Dame Cicely Saunders created and pioneered modern hospice care, thus altering the way medical practitioners treat patients with life-limiting illnesses.
Not All Hospices Are The Same!
All hospices must provide basic core services: nurse, social worker, chaplain, volunteer, nursing assistant, medications and supplies related to the terminal diagnosis, etc. However, patients and their loved ones need to be aware that a hospice agency has a lot of latitude in determining services offered, so always remember to inquire about what is available.
Pain Management & Quality Hospice Care
"Palliative Care is the treatment that enhances, comforts, and improves the quality of a person's life.
A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven
The focus is on helping the person make the most of their remaining time by providing comfort and relief from pain and other symptoms. Hospice was originally defined as “a place of refuge for travelers on a difficult road or pass." How appropriate it is that the philosophy of hospice today still resonates that idea.