Strategies for managing agitation in hospice care. Understanding medication challenges and treatment options, to help preserve the dignity of dementia patients.
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Strategies for managing agitation in hospice care. Understanding medication challenges and treatment options, to help preserve the dignity of dementia patients.
Understanding the role of benzodiazepines for pain relief in hospice care: Benefits, risks, and ethical considerations in managing end-of-life symptoms.
From clinical experiences to interdisciplinary rounds, discover how this institution shapes empathetic and skilled healthcare professionals in end-of-life care.
Discover the distinctions between hospice and palliative care, their role in end-of-life support, medicare coverage, and compassionate patient stories.
Opioid Use for Hospice Care: Myths, Types, and Side Effects. Explore relief strategies for pain and breathlessness in serious illnesses.
Navigate Dementia Progression & Hospice Eligibility. Learn about FAST Score, Types of Dementia, & Compassionate Hospice Care. Expert insights for families.
Support during pandemic and protest - connections made in silence, solidarity in speaking up
Free Livestream Concert Series to Connect Isolated Patients During Covid-19, inspired by the viral #SunshineSongs Social Media Campaign.
What is spiritual care? A CT Hospice Pastoral Care Volunteer writes about offering spiritual support.
Connecticut Hospice caregivers adapt to the COVID-19 crisis while maintaining excellence in care.
For hospice patients receiving care at home, stress is a familiar burden - not just during a pandemic. Relaxation strategies from veteran caregivers.
Hospice patients inevitably draw on memory to communicate a sense of themselves.
Yale's Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program sends Medical Fellows to train with the Connecticut Hospice Interdisciplinary Team.
Clinical rotations halted by COVID-19 have resumed. One Medical Fellow is also an Emmy Award-winning, piano-playing, Culinary Institute Grad.
An Unexpected Patient and the Importance of Patient and Family-centered Care
Hospice caregivers find many people don't talk about, and plan for, death. NPR's Life Kit offers six important tasks to consider.
Watch Town Hall with national expert on pandemics and public policy Professor Howard Forman - reducing risk in professional practice and personal lives during the pandemic.
Medical Director holds Haiku and "Beauty in Adversity" contests to boost staff morale. Viewers are invited to join the fun!
Opioid Use for Hospice Care: Myths, Types, and Side Effects. Explore relief strategies for pain and breathlessness in serious illnesses.
Navigate Dementia Progression & Hospice Eligibility. Learn about FAST Score, Types of Dementia, & Compassionate Hospice Care. Expert insights for families.
A Connecticut Hospice Intern shares what she has learned about the kindness of hospice care and that Connecticut is a place of light, love and peace.
Understanding Advance Directives and why you should communicate your wishes about healthcare and medical interventions, before you become seriously ill.
A breakdown of who is and is not eligible for inpatient hospice care as determined by Medicare criteria and understanding the 4 levels of hospice care.
The mother of a teen cancer victim shares what she's learned to help other families navigate the varied challenges of treating serious illness.
Watch Town Hall with national expert on pandemics and public policy Professor Howard Forman - reducing risk in professional practice and personal lives during the pandemic.
In this series we discuss why and how nature is so beneficial to us and we share resources to help you bring some of the natural world to your own environment, wherever you are.
Dr Sten Vermund spoke to Connecticut Hospice staff in COVID-care Town Hall, on protections for workers & families, testing, & vaccines
A BuzzFeedNews Article about The Connecticut Hospice Cannabis Study.
Understanding Advance Directives and why you should communicate your wishes about healthcare and medical interventions, before you become seriously ill.
A breakdown of who is and is not eligible for inpatient hospice care as determined by Medicare criteria and understanding the 4 levels of hospice care.
The mother of a teen cancer victim shares what she's learned to help other families navigate the varied challenges of treating serious illness.
Hospice social workers provide many services beyond counseling and emotional support. They help fulfill final wishes, plan events, and ease practical burdens.
A guide for Hospice Patients and families, overviewing common considerations of hospice care and a framework for making decisions during an emotional time.
Hospice chaplains are trained medical-spiritual professionals supporting patients/families through end-of-life as an important component of comprehensive care.
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