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NHPCO’s CaringInfo Program Launches New Consumer Blog, Insights

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In honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16, Insights has launched with three posts on advance care planning and the forms completed throughout the process. Making Your Healthcare Wishes and Medical Choices Known Advance Directive vs. Living Will: Which Do You Need?

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Essential Questions to Discuss with Aging Parents for Future Planning

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Are they open to hospice care? Do they have a living will or an advance healthcare directive in place? Understanding these wishes now prevents confusion later and allows you to advocate for their care with confidence. What Are Your Wishes for End-of-Life Care and Funeral Planning?

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Hospices’ Mythbusting Strategies: ‘It’s Not Brink-of-Death Care’

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One avenue has been to highlight the positive experiences of other community members who have received their services, and the impact it had on the quality of life for a patient and their caregivers, Ward stated. Featured topics have included practical resources, grief counseling, caregiver support and education, among others.

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Done Right, Advance Care Planning Can Reduce High-Acuity Utilization

Hospice News

It requires careful communication designed to identify what is most important to patients. While advance care planning is associated with end-of-life care, the process is also a frequent component of palliative care programs, which are oriented around patients’ own goals and wishes at any stage of their illnesses.

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High Peaks Hospice Observes National Healthcare Decisions Day By Sharing the FIVE WISHES.

High Peaks Hospice

A living will is an advance directive that speaks to what care you want or do not want (i.e. no feeding tube, but open to antibiotics) and your Health Care Proxy names the person who will follow those wishes and make decisions. We enable our caregivers to advocate for us when we are unable to do so for ourselves.

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High Peaks Hospice Shares FIVE WISHES

High Peaks Hospice

A living will is an advance directive that speaks to what care you want or do not want (i.e. no feeding tube, but open to antibiotics) and your Health Care Proxy names the person who will follow those wishes and make decisions. We enable our caregivers to advocate for us when we are unable to do so for ourselves.

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How Long Can You Be in Palliative Care?

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Similarly, individuals with multiple chronic conditions that require ongoing management may need to remain in palliative care for longer periods than those who do not have any other health issues. It also gives people time to make important decisions regarding their health and plan for their care.