Hospice Information Life-prolonging treatment 
Seasons Hospice
APRIL 22, 2025
Two terms that often arise in these conversations are palliative care and hospice care. In this months blog post, well break down the key differences between palliative care and hospice care, explore how they are delivered, who can benefit from them, and when each type of care is appropriate. What Is Hospice Care?
Shining Light Hospice
JUNE 7, 2022
The decision to choose Hospice can come with a host of questions and concerns. One such question is “Can a Hospice Patient go to the Emergency Room or Hospital?”. A Hospice patient can choose at any time to go to an ER or a Hospital, but depending on the cause, it may be an out of pocket expense. Life can be unpredictable.
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Shining Light Hospice
JUNE 4, 2023
When we think of hospice care, it’s common to associate it with older adults nearing the end of their life. However, hospice care is not exclusive to the elderly. Pediatric hospice care exists for children facing life-limiting illnesses, a topic that is less spoken about but is equally crucial.
Pallimed
JANUARY 30, 2021
Ie, is dying in 2 months from untreated cancer alongside suboptimally treated OUD an acceptable alternative to dying in 1 year from properly treated cancer alongside suboptimally treated OUD (for a patient who wants cancer treatment)? Patients with SUD often require multiple engagements with different treatments before achieving remission.
GeriPal
MARCH 10, 2022
Ruth: Decision-making processes, we saw the lower nursing homes tended to have a clear process for advanced care planning and for decision making to include families in an informed decision. ” Ruth: Yes, you could say that if somebody had all the information they needed and chose a form of treatment, then yes, that’s a difference.
Seasons Hospice
MARCH 26, 2023
This type of request is often made by those wishing to avoid life-prolonging treatments such as ventilation or artificial nutrition when there is no hope for recovery. It is important for individuals to understand the different types of advance directives available in order to make informed decisions about their care.
Palliverse
APRIL 21, 2022
Printed information was provided which was read and digested, with some difficulty as the pain in her legs and bottom still bothered her despite the pain relief she was given. Regardless of her wish to pursue assisted dying this was a lady who urgently needed hospice inpatient care. She wished to be at his side again.
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