Community Outreach
Meet Kimberly Mills, Community Outreach Coordinator for Angels Grace Hospice in Illinois.
Hospice Care & Comfort (Palliative) Care: What’s the Difference?
Palliative Care (PC) is often misunderstood and compared or confused with Hospice Care. The common misconception is that you have to be dying to receive the benefits of Palliative Care. Hospice Care and Comfort (Palliative) Care differ in many ways. First of all, PC is not Hospice Care, but Hospice …
Meet Jasmin Aguilar, Nurse Case Manager
As we celebrate our CNAs (Certified Nursing Assistant) this week, we wanted you to hear from our very own who was our CNA and now has graduated to become a Nurse Case Manager.
What Does a Nurse Case Manager Do?
Ronda Gordon is a Nurse Case Manager, in charge of the care for Angels Grace Hospice’s patients across the board. She coordinates the care of the social worker, the chaplains, nurses’ aides, and manages the physical care for the patients.
Inspiring Music-Related Stories from our RNs
We have 3 music- or memory-related recordings, which can affect end-of-life care.
Comfort & Dignity
Barb Rzeszutko, Angels Grace Hospice’s Medical Social Worker (MSW), describes the emotional support and caregiving needs that the Angels Grace Hospice staff gives to patients and their families.
What Does it Mean When Someone is in Hospice Care?
When you hear about someone you know who is “in hospice care”, it means that help is on the way. It means that the situation for your friend and their family is about to get a lot better. It means the drastic reduction or alleviation of pain.
Hospice Criteria for Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. Certain nerve cells called neurons in the brain gradually break down or die.
What Is an Advance Directive?
An advance directive is a legal document created by you and your attorney, providing clear instructions to your health care team and loved ones. The document serves as written instructions regarding health care decisions you want for your future. These directives also designate who you would like to make decisions …
Primary Hospice Diagnosis
What Primary Hospice Diagnosis Qualifies for Hospice Services? There are many disease processes and diagnoses that may qualify someone for hospice services. Most of these diseases would need to be in their advanced stages, end stages, or non-curative stages. In addition to these limitations, the desire to forego any further …