“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...
