A comprehensive guide to understanding skin changes at life's end. Learn causes, implications & strategies to alleviate distress and enhance quality of life.
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A comprehensive guide to understanding skin changes at life's end. Learn causes, implications & strategies to alleviate distress and enhance quality of life.
Find relief and support at Connecticut Hospice's new Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic. Expert symptom management and counseling available for serious illness.
What you need to know about breathing at the end of life: different breathing patterns, treatments, and compassionate approaches for comfort and support.
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.
Celebrating some of the therapy dogs of Connecticut Hospice
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Yale costume shop staff have spent the past three weeks making some 400 cloth masks for donation to Connecticut Hospice.
Connecticut Hospice takes non-COVID-19 patient overflow from hospitals experiencing a surge, and has received masks to help that effort.
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.
Jimmy Carter teaches us how to end a long and full life by entering hospice care so he can spend his last days with family, reflection, and peace.
The decision of whether or not a hospice patient should receive oral or IV nutrition is based on the patient's condition and quality of life.
A breakdown of the difference between Medicare coverage for Palliative Care and Hospice Care and an explanation of the end-of-life care options so you can plan.
A comprehensive breakdown of the differences between Palliative Care vs. Hospice Care. Which is better at what stage of illness and what are the cost differences?
Announcing Magnolia Care, a new program to provide support for hospice patients and families dealing with final-stage dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Hospice care is comfort care. It can be delivered in any setting where a patient lives and Medicare pays for many costs not covered in routine home care.
The Hospice Plan of Care (POC) maps out the needs and services supplied to hospice patients and their caregivers.
A Comprehensive Breakdown of the Physical and Mental Signs for When Hospice Care is Appropriate.
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