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Navigating Hospice Care: A Holistic Guide to End-of-Life Support

Hospice of the North Coast

Hospice services, a specialized form of care tailored to individuals with terminal illnesses and their families, go beyond mere symptom management – they prioritize comfort and solace. What exactly does hospice care entail? Their aim is to elevate the quality of life.

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The 7-Minute Scoop: It's OK to Make a Change

Living With Hospice

I had another patient who changed her mind about dying at home. She wanted to die in a facility after she tried being home and saw that it was just too much of a burden on her family. You know, many people on an in home hospice burnout. Nowhere is it written that once you're on hospice, you have to stay there.

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‘Doing Good by Doing Well:’ Founder Jessica McGlory Launches Guaranteed with $6.5 Million Seed Round

Hospice News

McGlory came to the space with the goal of returning hospice care back to its roots, while integrating a more modern approach to meet the changing needs and expectations of patients and families. So if they are deeply religious, for example, they too would benefit from being able to see the chaplain that is meant for the patient.

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Episode 26: How Do I Help The Caregiver?

Living With Hospice

Making sure the med logs are current, keeping the incident logs up to date and remembering to write down all the questions that you want to ask the nurses next time or the chaplain or the counselor. And in my experience, they're very few in hospice care either. It was an in home hospice care situation.