Making Time for our Patients
Angels Grace Hospice’s Hospice Aide, Jasmin Aguilar, explains how she likes to find out the background of the patient before she engages with them by reading the report that is provided on them.
Finding the Spiritual Peace to Pass
Angels Grace Hospice’s Chaplain, Esi Sey, explains how spiritual or emotional pain can be eased so that their pain or other medication can work and give them the peace to pass.
Hospice Care for Patients with End Stage Parkinson’s Disease
The goal of hospice services is to provide a quality, peaceful death while allowing the person with Parkinson’s Disease to remain in a familiar environment such as their home, assisted living or long-term care facility.
Terminal Restlessness Explained
Some, not all individuals in hospice care experience terminal restlessness or agitation as they come closer to end of life. What Is Terminal Restlessness? Terminal restlessness can be defined as: increased anxiety agitation confusion Witnessing a loved one experience terminal restlessness can be alarming to friends and family. Calm, kind …
Facts about hospice care that might surprise you
With so much information available (and actually bombarding us) we think we know everything. But sometimes what we know is out-dated information, or only part of the story. Take hospice for instance. I’ve run into so many people who say, “Yes, I know about hospice” . . . and it …
What is Bereavement Care?
The definition of bereavement is: the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone. This is what happens when we experience a loss. The loss can be a person, pet, divorce, even age related losses such as ability to see, ambulate, remember all we grieve. Bereavement …
What happens if I change my mind about Hospice Care?
If a loved one is signed up for hospice care, it does not mean that you are “stuck” with that decision. Some families are worried that if they sign up for hospice, they are forever locked in that decision and forfeit their future choices- which is very untrue. How Do …
What are some of the burdens placed on families when someone enters hospice?
So much is written about the two most evident benefits of hospice services for patients – symptom relief and pain management. I’d like to write about the benefits for the family of hospice patients, which are similar – and can be just as profound. I’m writing from professional knowledge. …
Can I Refuse Hospice Care
Of course a patient or the Patient’s POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTHCARE (POAHC) may refuse hospice care or any other care that may be offered/suggested. Patients will sometimes refuse further chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery or feeding tubes. First, it is important to consider why hospice was ordered or discussed. In …
How Does Nursing Home Hospice Care Differ?
What is hospice? Hospice is a program designed to provide palliative care and emotional support to the terminally ill in a home or homelike setting so that quality of life is maintained and family members may be active participants in care. ~Merriam-Webster, 2021 Who qualifies? To be admitted to hospice …