NHPCO

APRIL 15, 2024

For Immediate Release April 15, 2024 (Alexandria, VA) – CaringInfo , a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), has launched a new consumer blog, Insights , offering timely and practical content on serious-illness care and services from a variety of perspectives in both English and Spanish.

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1-800-HOSPICE

JUNE 20, 2023

Social workers may also help patients complete advance directives, such as living wills and durable power of attorney documents. They assist patients and families in understanding treatment options, clarifying goals of care, and ensuring that the patient’s wishes are respected.

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Hope Hospice

APRIL 28, 2020

I had planned for this month’s blog, second in our series about common mistakes that family caregivers make, to be about the importance of having a support system in place. To complicate matters, the couple did not live in a community property state. This series is written by Debbie Emerson , MS, Hope Hospice Community Health Educator.

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Hope Hospice

APRIL 28, 2020

To complicate matters, the couple did not live in a community property state. The first blog in this series stresses the importance of planning ahead, not waiting for a crisis to force vital decisions.

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Hope Hospice

APRIL 28, 2020

To complicate matters, the couple did not live in a community property state. The first blog in this series stresses the importance of planning ahead, not waiting for a crisis to force vital decisions.

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Hope Hospice

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Hope Hospice recommends the Five Wishes document, which is a comprehensive living will that addresses your personal and medical care choices. Ensure you record your choices about how you want to be cared for in your final days and following death, such as whether you prefer cremation or burial. Make a Care Plan.

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GeriPal

MARCH 3, 2022

Back then we were a blog and Ken’s post, which is titled, Survival from Severe Sepsis: The infection is cured, but all is not well, is still one of our most viewed posts on Jerry Powell. So, maybe the person with advanced dementia is coming in from the nursing home and nobody can find the living will from however many years ago.

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