1. “Once hospice is involved, it’s all over. Hospice only focuses on death.”A. Hospice focuses on living life to the fullest. This means different things for different people so hospice teams try to find out what that means for each individual patient and place their...
Caregivers
How to successfully turn a patient in bed
From the diary of an in-home hospice nurse...Patients who are bedbound should be turned every two hours. This keeps blood flowing to their skin, prevents bedsores and will absolutely keep them more comfortable over the course of the day (and night). I’ve attended to...
Caregiver Burnout: Tips to Avoid the Dreaded Beast
By Barb Gorman, Communication Specialist If you have ever been a caregiver for an extended period of time, you may be able to recall, quite readily, the stresses inherent in that role. Fatigue, financial problems, depression, guilt, job strain, worry and energy loss...
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