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What You Need to Know About Parkinson’s and In-Home Care

Comfort Home Care

Impact on Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) The progressive nature of Parkinson’s Disease can significantly impair an individual’s ability to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). In-home caregivers provide a much-needed respite to family caregivers so they can recharge and attend to their own needs.

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Hospice Eligibility Checklist For Emergency Department Staff

Hearts for Hospice & Home Health

Benefits of hospice include: Improved physical and psychological symptoms Caregiver relief Reduced hospitalizations Lowered hospitalization costs Reduced hospital deaths Barriers to initiating hospice Studies have shown that providers initiate hospice too late- patients die within weeks of entering hospice.

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