1-800-HOSPICE

JUNE 20, 2023

Hospice care plays a significant role in providing comfort, support, and dignity to individuals with life-limiting illnesses and their families. Amidst the physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges faced during this delicate time, social workers emerge as invaluable members of the hospice interdisciplinary team.

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1-800-HOSPICE

DECEMBER 21, 2021

One common myth about hospice is that patients must forgo the option to be resuscitated when dying. While most patients in hospice make an advance directive stating a preference to not be resuscitated or intubated, this is not a requirement. Here we explore this choice and how it affects hospice care. What is a DNR?

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Traditions Health

APRIL 15, 2024

There are several legal and medical forms you can use to help capture your wishes — from advance directives and living wills to physician orders for life-sustaining treatment and do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders. Find more resources to help you in your home, health, hospice, or palliative care journey.

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Seasons Hospice

OCTOBER 26, 2022

If You or Your Loved One Is In Hospice Care, Be Proactive. If you have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and are receiving hospice care, you may want to consider creating a living will. When creating a living will, it is important to be as specific as possible about your wishes.

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Seasons Hospice

APRIL 8, 2021

Looking for hospice care? Visit the Seasons Hospice services page to learn more. Here are three vital health care directives for individuals who can no longer make decisions for themselves: A durable power of attorney for health care designates a person to make care decisions once the ill individual cannot.

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Hope Hospice

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Provide copies to your physician, family, and other important people who may be involved with your care. Five Wishes also explores your understanding of hospice care and local hospice resources. You can define what comfort care is to you—for example, frequent warm baths, moist lips, favorite music or poetry.

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Traditions Health

JULY 21, 2024

Things like advance directives, living wills, and healthcare powers of attorney can ensure your loved ones’ wishes are considered. While the idea of preparing legal documents can feel overwhelming, having them in place can make very difficult decisions down the road a little easier. Safety-checking the home.

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Seasons Hospice

JUNE 27, 2023

Treating Them Humanely Ultimately, hospice care workers should remember that, above all else, those at the end of their lives are still people and still want to live the life they have left. There are still some questions that we have to answer, though, on hospice’s role and authority in this.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 26, 2023

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. This type of directive can help ensure that individuals receive the most effective care possible in their final days and weeks.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 16, 2023

The term advance directive is also at times referred to as a living will as it varies from state to state. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization website is one of many resources that can help you find information and state-specific forms, as well as your local state health and human services website.

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