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Category: Hospice

On Death and Dying Well

Assisted Living, blog, Death, Healthcare, Hospice, Long Term Care, Nursing Homes, planning, Residents' RightsAdvanced Medical Directive, death, Healthcare Proxy, hospice, Living Will4 Comments on On Death and Dying Well

This is going to be a tough post. I’m going to talk about death and dying. I’m going to tell you some stories of clients and friends who have died recently and what it was like.

In the course of my work, I spend … Continue reading...

You Have a Right to Make Health Provider Choices

blog, Healthcare, Home Care, Hospice, Long Term Care, Nursing Homes, planning0

It’s Christmas eve and I’ve just been catching up on some back reading, including our local weekly papers, The Hook and Cville Weekly.   In the latter publication, there was a reference to an article in the November 27 issue regarding hospice. I noted in … Continue reading...

Hospice Care – And Now a Widow

Home Care, Hospice, Long Term Care, planning0

For the past three years, I’ve watched my father struggle with age and debilitating disease.

My mother, his primary caregiver, also declined over this period, the emotional and physical strain causing her to age and struggle more than she might have otherwise.

We were … Continue reading...

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