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.
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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Palliverse
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
The family had received a phone call asking for the patient to return to the hospital for further treatment. This surprised the family and our hospice team as the patient had barely been in the inpatient unit for 24 hours, and the hospital asked them to return. By the afternoon the patient was more comfortable and able to sleep.
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.
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. appeared first on Seasons Hospice OK | End of Life Care | Tulsa, OK. The post How Long Can You Be in Palliative Care?
Palliverse
APRIL 21, 2022
Regardless of her wish to pursue assisted dying this was a lady who urgently needed hospice inpatient care. In the meantime we would treat her like any other hospice patient, and would try our best to make her comfortable. This was a case of Total Pain of Total Suffering.
GeriPal
MARCH 30, 2023
So my piece is really reflections around caring for my mom who died toward the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, and the influence of my work in hospice and palliative care and the perspective that I brought to my care for her in that time. She’s not in hospice, and you’re talking about admitting her to the hospital.
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