Nobody Can Say For Sure When Death Will Happen
How do you answer a family member when they ask you how much longer their loved one has to live? That is a question most family members want to know and...
Something to Think About: a blog on end of life
When Kids Talk About Death
We, as a people, are never truly prepared for death but with guidance, honestly, and gentleness we, as caregivers for those people, can ease the fear and uncertainty most bring to the...
Hospice and End of Life (EOL) Workers
What is the difference between what hospice provides and what the EOL Workers provide? Hospice services are more medically oriented. They also provide a variety of services that are non...
HELPING YOUR NEW HOSPICE EMPLOYEES
As hospice agencies continue to grow we are hiring more from the acute care settings. It used to be that medical professionals, nurses, social workers and home health aides, arrived...
How Does Hospice Work At Home?
Hospice works at home for you. It provides support, guidance, and education but even more it provides understanding, concern, and heart felt caring for you, the family, and your support...
There Is No Pattern~ Dementia At End of Life
Most diseases have a pattern. You generally know what to expect. With dementia there seems to be no pattern, at least as far as approaching death is concerned until they...
Cleaning Out Their Belongings After Death
First, if you don’t have to clean out belongings, don’t for awhile, wait even months if necessary. There can be great comfort found in putting on an unwashed sweater of...
Does Everyone Need Grief Counseling?
Counseling is a support offering, a choice. Some personalities would never consider counseling. They would not be comfortable sharing their personal thoughts and life with someone else no matter how professional...
For That Person, We Will Grieve
Hospice was perfect for them. Charles had a life threatening illness, had refused further treatment, and they were alone. We were there to give them support and guidance. Charles and...
A Reason To Get Out of Bed, Part II
...Then a physician says “I can’t fix you. You are going to die sometime soon”, it is generally not said so bluntly. Actually often it is not said at all....
A Reason To Get Out Of Bed
When someone has told you you can’t be fixed, that sooner than you expected you will die, your reason for living, your purpose, that which fills your time each day, is...
Stay Until The Job Is Done - Hospice and Home Health
With Hospice you never know what you will find once you enter the home. Service can’t be time based. Visits have to be stay until the job is done and...