Shining Light Hospice

MAY 14, 2023

A terminal illness diagnosis can be devastating for both the patient and their loved ones. The focus often falls on providing the best care possible for the patient, but it’s essential to remember that caregivers also need care and support. Caring for a loved one with a terminal illness can be physically and emotionally draining, which is why caregivers must take care of themselves to avoid burnout and provide better care to their loved ones.

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Palliverse

MAY 14, 2023

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash How’s your pain today? It’s not bothering me. It’s my tummy that is uncomfortable. I feel like I need to poo but it won’t come out. Okay, it’s good that your pain is better controlled. We’ll have to work on your poos today. What else is troubling you? I’m just so tired. Don’t have energy to do anything. I can’t even get out of bed.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

MAY 14, 2023

On Friday morning, I decided to make a different decision about a particular project I manage. I realized I held onto an assumption that may have been true a year ago but was not simply false. Releasing that false assumption was freeing. This week, let’s look for opportunities to free ourselves from what no longer works for us. You may decide to limit time on social media, change a perspective, switch to a new schedule.

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Today's Caregiver

MAY 14, 2023

Nili is an innovative digital health solution designed to support the needs of older adults living independently, while minimizing the burden of caregiving.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

MAY 14, 2023

I read an article in The New York Times Magazine on Friday night that I continue to think about. The article, A Mother Who Changed: A Story of Dementia , profiles two sisters who battle their mother’s boyfriend over who can make financial and caregiving decisions for their mother. As you can imagine, it’s an absolute nightmare to manage these difficult caregiving disputes.

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Today's Caregiver

MAY 14, 2023

Highly accessible wall storage products use our novel robotic to lower a wall cabinet as much as three feet to bring all contents to within arm's reach

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Minority Nurse

MAY 14, 2023

The third week of every May (this year May 14-20) is dedicated to Neuroscience Nurses Week in recognition of and tribute to neuroscience nurses and the work they do. Neuroscience nurses work with patients who have a range of health conditions or injuries that are related to the brain. Patients in the care of neuroscience nurses might have received a traumatic brain injury in an accident, may be recovering from a stroke, could be navigating brain cancer treatment, or may have a neurologically ba

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Nurse Nacole

MAY 14, 2023

Category: Fundamentals Epilepsy is a complex neurologic disorder best defined as recurrent seizure activity. A single seizure does not constitute epilepsy unless a brain abnormality is identified, which may result in future seizure episodes.

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