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.
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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.
A breakdown of the many ways that a robust volunteer program increases the likelihood that the pressing needs of hospice patients and families will be met.
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.
Employees at The Connecticut Hospice find that Hospice work is not sad or depressing, but a meaningful calling that offers perspective and gratitude to daily life.
The arrival of spring brings water birds to Connecticut Hospice's shoreline. Patients and visitors can enjoy birdwatching and witnessing the circle of life.
Ct Hospice CEO Barbara Pearce shares the challenges faced by the non-profit over the last two years with Bruce Tulgan of The Indispensables podcast.
What to expect for your hospice care at home, what services are covered by Medicare, and what end of life care at home really means.
If you have ever wondered, What happens at hospice? What to expect for hospice care? This post will walk you through a day in the life of a hospice.
During this time of pandemic, the mourning and grief of the bereaved are layered with the tremendous emotional impact of current circumstances. Survivors of one who has died in isolation due to pandemic restrictions, may feel not only profound grief but also trauma from their loved-one’s rapid decline, their inability to comfort them, and not being with them as they died.
Caring for patients in a hospice setting is a nurturing and supportive effort that draws on the expertise of all members of an interdisciplinary team.
Part 2 of the Connecticut Hospice's series on the Healing Power of Nature explores signs in the natural world that bring solace to the bereaved.
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 the Caregivers, Families & Friends of Patients We Serve Please become familiar with this information to help ensure safe […]
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.
A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion from the long-term stress of caring for a loved one.
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