Volunteers are a critical piece of the hospice team and have an amazing impact on quality of life. Many hospice volunteers describe their work as gratifying, intellectually stimulating, and emotionally meaningful. Hospice patients need a strong support network;...
Hospice services provide care and comfort for people with serious illnesses. Deciding to start hospice care is difficult because it means admitting that no cure is available or deciding not to continue treatments to prolong a person’s lifespan. Those are tough...
“The last good thing someone may feel is the touch of a volunteer.” A Forbes article summarizes the benefits of volunteering, including feeling like you have more time, gaining valuable life and work experience, and increased happiness through empathy, social bonds,...
When a doctor recognizes that treatment should evolve into comfort and caring for a patient’s end of life, they will recommend hospice care. Your doctor and other caregivers are important members of your hospice care team. Recommending hospice care is not easy for...
As we counsel families through the process of selecting compassionate service when hospice is recommended, we encounter a myriad of widely-believed myths about hospice care that prevent many people from getting the support they need when they need it. Here, we aim to...
c. For this reason, there is no single end of life care option that is universally recommended. Rather, choosing the right route for your loved one will require a deep understanding of their personal belief systems and desires as well as thoughtful research of the...
