What is a Full-Code Hospice Patient?
A full-code hospice patient is a hospice patient who chooses to be resuscitated if he or she stops breathing or…
How to Help Someone Who is Grieving
Reaching out to someone who is grieving can be scary. What if I say or do the wrong thing? What…
Hospice Myths that Hurt Patients and Families
In the last months of life, the hospice program offers important benefits. These include improved emotional status for the family,…
Non-Hospice Agencies Claiming to Provide Hospice Care
A growing number of home care agencies are claiming to provide hospice care without being credentialed hospice agencies. Hospice is…
Does Medicare Advantage Limit My Access to Hospice?
With a start date of October 15, open enrollment is right around the corner. It’s the two months out of…
Why Earlier Hospice Is Better
Experts recommend a minimum of three months in hospice.1,2 The unfortunate fact of the matter is that most people receive…
That Sudden Episode of Mental Clarity Near the End of Life. About Terminal Lucidity.
Perhaps you’ve heard of the phenomenon where a dying person who has been confused or sluggish suddenly develops mental clarity…
The Vital Importance of Cancer Support Through Hospice Care
The baby boomers who promised to change the world in the 1960s are aging, and the need for senior services…
How to Speak with Someone Who is Dying
For many, visiting a dying person can be uncomfortable because we don’t know what to say or how to act.…
Patients at Home with Hospice Live Longer than Patients in the Hospital with Palliative Care
Most people prefer to die at home, if they are to die. Compared to dying in a facility, people often…
