High Peaks Hospice

AUGUST 31, 2023

One of our goals here at High Peaks Hospice is aimed at increasing the number of people in the Adirondack Region who have completed an advance directive. A living will is an advance directive that speaks to what care you want or do not want (i.e. Our staff here at High Peaks Hospice agree with the statement above.

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High Peaks Hospice

APRIL 16, 2022

A living will is an advance directive that speaks to what care you want or do not want (i.e. no feeding tube, but open to antibiotics) and your Health Care Proxy names the person who will follow those wishes and make decisions. Our staff here at High Peaks Hospice agree with the statement above. Why does this happen?

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Shining Light Hospice

APRIL 8, 2022

The priorities and outcomes of the two types of care can also be quite different. Hospice is designed to provide medical, social, and spiritual care for the terminally ill patient with the goal of keeping the patient as symptom free as possible throughout the end of their journey. What Is Hospice Care?

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Palliverse

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Staying in hospice for end-of-life care. To be able to wash and feed themselves would be a treat. A cancelled flight was the cause of my homesickness. Patients may be too unwell to go home or anywhere else. A trip outside to the garden can be in the too-hard basket.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 2, 2021

In a hospice setting, therapy animals can help improve a patient’s quality of life. Keep reading to see if a therapy animal is suitable for your loved one in hospice care. Other parts of AAT can include feeding, grooming and speaking to the animal. . The post How Can Emotional Support Animals Help Hospice Patients?

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 23, 2023

Structure and Purpose Having a pet can give seniors structure and purpose in their lives by providing them with daily routines such as feeding or walking the animal. They are relatively low-maintenance pets, needing only daily feedings and occasional cleanings of the cage. Are Pets Beneficial For Hospice Patients?

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Changing Lives Podcast

MARCH 21, 2022

Human nature compels us to nurture our loved ones in many ways, feeding being one method - however it is important to recognize that nutrition at the end-of-life is much different than how people eat prior to illness. Find out more in this week's Changing Lives podcast.

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Elizz

MAY 1, 2019

When it comes to providing palliative care for a child, the health care team will need details about your child and your family in order to provide the best possible support for all of you during this difficult time. What the palliative care team needs to know. Family involvement in end-of-life care for a child.

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Elizz

MAY 1, 2019

When it comes to providing palliative care for a child, the health care team will need details about your child and your family in order to provide the best possible support for all of you during this difficult time. What the palliative care team needs to know. Family involvement in end-of-life care for a child.

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Elizz

MAY 1, 2019

When it comes to providing palliative care for a child, the health care team will need details about your child and your family in order to provide the best possible support for all of you during this difficult time. What the palliative care team needs to know. Family involvement in end-of-life care for a child.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. Eric: And you can probably tell already, the topic at hand is diabetes management in late life. Summary Transcript Summary Diabetes is common. Goldilocks zone).

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 11, 2022

However, after many years of working as a hospice nurse and caring for patients with terminal illnesses, I’ve learned some skills that have made these interactions less intimidating. Inevitably, one day I came into work and received the report they were not going to make it past the morning ( hospice nurses kinda know ).

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? Eric: One out of six hospices, so there is financial concern, not just again with hospices, nursing homes, and now physician groups. ” And, he said, “End of life care.”

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

AUGUST 11, 2023

Many have persistent unmet care needs leading to high costs with questionable quality outcomes (Salzberg, et al. Collaborative efforts between clinicians and payers can continue to advance the quality of palliative care and enhance the well-being of patients and their families. The Myth Regarding the High Cost of End-of-Life Care.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. And so, for-profit hospices, for-profit methadone clinics pop up everywhere, and their care is pretty variable. Devon, welcome to GeriPal.

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Living With Hospice

JANUARY 30, 2021

Transcript: Welcome to another episode of Living With Hospice. I do have a lot of experience with hospice care, death and dying. As I've been both a caregiver and a volunteer for hospice. As I've been both a caregiver and a volunteer for hospice. He goes, "Mitch, we get to feed it crickets and stuff.

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GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

She went to an inpatient hospice and they kept her comfortable for a couple of weeks and she passed away. You might be able to extend your life a little bit, but at what cost? You may end up there indefinitely. You’re not going to end up going back home after the surgery. You’ll have a feeding tube.

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GeriPal

MARCH 3, 2022

GeriPal podcast with Tom Gill on the Precipitating Events Study, distressing symptoms, disability, and hospice. Julien: He basically had an end of life care discussion with this patient. ” And that has 34,000 likes, which for a palliative care tweet is beyond what other tweets have achieved. Eric: Yeah.

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Home Care Pulse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

And my main focus, which I loved in that role was to help develop professional home health and hospice aids. So I’ve always had deep respect for, for the knowledge and skills they bring, whether it’s at the hospital or nursing home, home health, hospice, home care. Amanda Sternklar ( 03:24 ): That’s amazing.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 5, 2023

Ought we, in bioethics, create ethical rules for providing care that is illegal? Would such ethical guidelines foster or feed suspicion of the motivations of bioethics? . He has an interest in hospice and of life care, pain management and medical ethics. We could have talked for hours. It’s bigger. Alex: Please.

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