How Hospice Helps

Hospice care covers both mind and bodyHospice care is certainly about comfort and pain control at a physical level, but those are not the only aspects that are carefully looked after. This quote from a MyFox Tampa Bay article explains:”We do have a lot of...

The Many Facets of Hospice Care

Reasons to choose hospiceMany think of hospice as a program that offers emotional support to those with terminal illness, and it does, but hospice today is an integrated program that offers much more than just emotional support; the list of hospice services covers...

Hospice Gives Hope

Hospice care is about hope, not lossHospice care serves many purposes, most of all to make the later stages of life an enjoyable time for patients, friends and family. In an interview for the Colombus Telegram, one hospice social worker explained what her job...

Maximizing Life

What hospice care is all aboutThe word hospice is sometimes spoken in hushed tones. It can conjure feelings of sadness, because by its very definition, it involves caring for someone who is terminally ill.Hospice, however, also has the same word root as hospitality....

Reasons to Choose Hospice Care

Hospice care has many advantagesModern medicine works many miracles, but when it comes to the point where it can no longer slow or cure an illness, there are many reasons to seek hospice care. Recently, myOptumHealth.com put together a compelling list:Reasons for...

Dartmouth Study Promotes Hospice

Hospice care gains more supporters following telling studiesA new study by the Dartmouth Atlas, a group that specializes in studying medical care, has determined that a full one third of U.S. patients dying of cancer end up pursuing costly and ineffective hospital...