Medical Perspective
Hospice and ALS Care: How Can We Help?
May 27, 2011
Hospice services are helpful when the cumulative changes of end stage ALS necessitate more frequent assessments and comfort-care interventions....
Navigating Family Dynamics on the Caregiving Journey
April 27, 2011
A cooperative approach to illness and caregiving needs allows a family to divide tasks according to the skills, abilities and interests of each member in addressing the challenging situation....
Adult Failure to Thrive and How Hospice Can Help
March 28, 2011
A look at "Adult Failure to Thrive," Medicare's criteria for determining when a hospice referral is appropriate, and how Hospice of the Comforter can help patients with this diagnosis....
Caring for a Loved One with Dementia
February 25, 2011
Caring for someone with a serious, life-threatening disease is always incredibly hard and demanding, but never more so than when caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease or other types of dementia....
Can a Broken Heart Lead to a Broken Heart?
January 26, 2011
Research shows there is a strong correlation between heart disease and depression that runs in both directions. Read on for symptoms of depression, the dangers of both diseases and what health care providers can do to support their patients...
Is it Time for Hospice? Signs of Decline with Terminal Illness
December 15, 2010
There are general signs of decline that together with the diagnosis of an underlying terminal condition will often indicate a life expectancy of months instead of years...
COPD and Hospice Care
October 25, 2010
Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in our country, many people with this condition never receive hospice services. But hospice can help. Here's how.....
Levels of Care Provide Flexibility
July 30, 2010
Another aspect of hospice’s flexibility is built into to its level of care system, which can adjust the staffing and environment to meet needs as they arise...
Finding Meaning Through Telling Our Stories: Part II
July 07, 2010
How do we help those we care about in their life review work? Read on for prompts which can be used by family, friends or professional caregivers to accompany the very ill or grieving on their life review journey...