Respite Care: A Welcoming Break for Caregivers
Caring for a loved one in hospice can be both rewarding and exhausting. It takes a deep well of compassion and resilience to support someone through such a profound journey, […]
Hospice
Making the Right Choice: The Benefits of Non-Profit Hospice Care
By: Deric Weiss, MD, LCFL Chief Medical Officer When faced with the emotional and practical challenges of end-of-life care, taking into consideration the benefits of non-profit hospice care vs. a […]
Our Hospice Care Team: Delivering Comfort, Peace and Dignity
Caring for a loved one with a life-limiting illness at the end of life involves caring for the whole person to provide the highest degree of comfort, peace, and dignity. […]
Hospice is Financially Accessible
The Medicare Hospice Benefit covers all care, equipment and supplies related to a patient’s hospice diagnosis. Yolanda Rhodes, patient financial services manager, explains hospice benefits that are covered by Medicare, […]
What Diagnosis Qualifies for Hospice Care?
We serve hospice patients with a variety of needs, and we have provided symptom management to those with a wide range of serious illnesses. By providing symptom relief for our […]
5 Ways We Provide Hospice Care for AIDS and HIV Patients
HIV – or human immunodeficiency virus—destroys important cells in a person’s immune system. This makes those with HIV incredibly susceptible to a number of diseases. While there is no cure […]
3 Criteria to Receive Hospice Care for Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a progressive, neurological disease caused by a loss of neurons that produce dopamine in the brain. In the early stages of PD, people experience tremors, loss […]
Can You Receive Hospice Care in a Nursing Home?
While many people think that hospice is a place, hospice care is actually a specialized type of care for those with a terminal or life-limiting illness that patients receive wherever […]
Comfort Care or Hospice Care? Is There a Difference?
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with a life-limiting or terminal illness, you may have heard the words “comfort care” and “hospice care” used a lot. But […]
When Does Hospice Care Stop Feeding a Patient?
Fewer things are harder than watching a loved one with a life-limiting illness slip away. It becomes even more challenging when families notice that their loved one has stopped eating […]
