Shining Light Hospice

JUNE 4, 2023

When we think of hospice care, it’s common to associate it with older adults nearing the end of their life. However, hospice care is not exclusive to the elderly. Pediatric hospice care exists for children facing life-limiting illnesses, a topic that is less spoken about but is equally crucial.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 26, 2023

While it may be used in conjunction with curative treatment plans to help manage symptoms or side effects of treatments, it is not intended to cure an illness. Advanced Directives Advanced directives , sometimes referred to as living wills, are documents that provide direction for end-of-life care decisions.

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Pallimed

JANUARY 30, 2021

Ie, is dying in 2 months from untreated cancer alongside suboptimally treated OUD an acceptable alternative to dying in 1 year from properly treated cancer alongside suboptimally treated OUD (for a patient who wants cancer treatment)? Patients with SUD often require multiple engagements with different treatments before achieving remission.

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Palliverse

APRIL 21, 2022

In the past week she had a major fall, resulting in life-threatening injuries. Regardless of her wish to pursue assisted dying this was a lady who urgently needed hospice inpatient care. In the meantime we would treat her like any other hospice patient, and would try our best to make her comfortable.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

Ruth: There were some people who got comfort palliative care in the nursing home at end of life. We start off discussing the findings of Ruth Palan Lopez’s publication in JAMA IM on the ADVANCE study. The Lived Experience of Providing Feeding Assistance to a Family Member with Dementia. Rehabbed to Death. Transcript. Joan: Thanks.

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GeriPal

MARCH 30, 2023

So my piece is really reflections around caring for my mom who died toward the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, and the influence of my work in hospice and palliative care and the perspective that I brought to my care for her in that time. She’s not in hospice, and you’re talking about admitting her to the hospital.

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