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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

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If you develop dementia, odds are you will spend the last months to years of your life in a nursing home or assisted living facility. This study explored nursing home organizational factors and staff perceptions that are associated with the variation in care for residents with advanced dementia. Rehabbed to Death.

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Pediatric Hospice Care

Shining Light Hospice

Physicians and nurses manage the child’s symptoms and pain, ensuring they are as comfortable as possible. Instead, it’s about shifting the focus from curative treatments to comfort and quality of life. Pediatric hospice care involves a team of skilled professionals who can provide various services.

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Confronting Stigma From Opioid Use Disorder in Cancer Care

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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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Can a Hospice Patient Go to the Emergency Room or Hospital?

Shining Light Hospice

Check with your Hospice Nurse to ensure your family receives the proper information prior to calling 911. Typically the Hospice Nurse and Social Worker coordinate this. To Obtain Curative Treatment- Revocation. If warranted, an after hour visit by the Hospice Nurse can also be arranged.

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Palace of Care – You Are All On My Side

Palliverse

The hospital palliative care nurse called me to refer a lady in her late 80s who prior to admission had lived independently until she started falling over. In the past week she had a major fall, resulting in life-threatening injuries. Photo by Sorin Gheorghita on Unsplash. She wished to be at his side again.