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Hospice Care versus Home Health Care

Shining Light Hospice

In the next section, we will discuss the differences between Hospice and Home Health care. What Is Hospice Care? Hospice is the care provided for a terminally ill patient who has a life expectancy of six months or less. This ensures proper access to medical, emotional, and spiritual care.

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Caring for Someone with ALS

Traditions Health

In this article, we review the definition of ALS, common ALS symptoms, and how you can better help and support your loved one by seeking the assistance of hospice care services. Eventually, all the muscles that a person can control are affected, forcing the person to use a ventilator and/or feeding tube. What is ALS?

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Professional Boundaries in Nursing: Are You Crossing the Line?

Hospice Nurse Hero

To begin, as a nurse, you are in a position of power and authority when you provide care. For instance, you may need to touch, feed, or even bathe a patient. ” EXPERT TIP: If you have a talker, try to coordinate your visit with the home hospice aide or the social worker so that you can focus on direct patient care.

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Episode 26: How Do I Help The Caregiver?

Living With Hospice

I'm not a social worker. I am a very experienced person who's been a caregiver and a longtime hospice volunteer. And then of course, there's bathing in toilet and on and on and on and on and on, then collapsing from sheer exhaustion for a few hours of sleep when when you can get it. I'm not a doctor. Why are we here?