A Guide to Medicare Hospice Coverage and Programs
Hospice is a service offered to preserve a patient’s quality of life in the end stage of life or during a terminal illness. It also addresses the patient’s spiritual, emotional,…
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Hospice Care Increases Comfort and Reduces Hospitalizations
When a loved one has reached the end stages of terminal cancer, hospitalization often becomes an increasingly frequent experience. This has a significant impact on care costs as well as…
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Coping With Grief During the Holidays
The holiday season is here, and for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one, this can be an especially difficult time of year. Everywhere, messages about spending…
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Signs Your Loved One With Alzheimer’s Is Ready for Hospice Care
For family and caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients, facing the last stages of this disease is an incredible challenge — not just emotionally, but physically and mentally. This is a time…
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What Families and Loved Ones Want from Hospice Care
Death, or the approach of death, is understandably difficult to deal with. Terminal patients, as well as their families and loved ones, often find it hard to address, feeling overwhelmed,…