National Senior Citizens Day 2022 – Aug 21
National Senior Citizens Day is on Sunday, August 21, 2022, and is the day to let seniors know how much you care and recognize their accomplishments.
World Health Day April 7th, 2021
Help us celebrate World Health Day! It’s this coming Wednesday, April 7th. Mark your calendars and spread the word! What is World Health Day? It’s a globally celebrated day, founded by WHO (World Health Organization) to mark its inception in 1945. The World Health Organization is an international organization independent …
Meet our Medical Director, Dr. Lawrence LaPalio
Meet our Medical Director, Dr. Lawrence LaPalio, a man with a calm and peaceful presence and with an adventurous soul. He wears many hats: a husband, a father to three children, a grandpa to four grandchildren, a sailor, a card player, doctor and mentor. The list can go on. Dr. …
Meet one of our Medical Directors, Dr. Areshea Siddiqui, MD, CMD (Certified Medical Director)
Meet one of our Medical Directors, Dr. Areshea Siddiqui, a wife and a mother to two teenagers and a Doctor to many in the Chicagoland area. Dr. Siddiqui was born and raised in Vijayawada, India where she went to Medical school at the University of Health Sciences and graduated in …
Palliative Care Could Cut Health Care Costs by $103 Billion
Palliative care could reduce societal health care costs by $103 billion within the next 20 years, the nonprofit economic research group Florida TaxWatch said in a report. The group recommended that policymakers take action to expand palliative care utilization in the state. Palliative care in general can reduce health care …
How Grief Impacts Sleep
The way each person handles the loss of a loved one is unique to that individual. The way someone handles grief in terms of symptoms depends on him or herself as well, but a disturbance in sleep is common. Nights of restlessness and tossing and turning with eyes wide awake …
Care Home Trials Virtual Cycling Trips for Dementia Patients
Stapely Care Home in Liverpool, England, is trialling a scheme where exercise bikes and videos are used to enable residents living with dementia to go on virtual cycling trips to locations around the world. Staff say the project, which originated in Norway, has boosted wellbeing and happiness. This 2-minute video …
A Tedx Talk: What’s Wrong with Dying?
The answer might seem simple, but in the hands of Lesley Hazleton, the question takes us on a surprisingly humorous and thought-provoking journey into what it would actually mean to live forever. And whether we’d truly want to. A frequent TED.com speaker and ‘Accidental Theologist,’ Hazleton uses wit and wisdom …
Common Sleep Issues Associated with Cancer
Getting a restful night’s sleep is a challenge for many cancer patients. Pain from the cancer itself, fatigue and discomfort from chemotherapy, and medication side effects are just a few of the things that make sleep elusive for cancer patients. Worse, not getting enough sleep weakens the immune system and …
BREAKING NEWS: Landmark study on hospice cost savings!
Dear Hospice Advocate, NHPCO and the Hospice Action Network have some big news to share- the publication of a new study in Health Affairs by Dr. Amy Kelley from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Kelley’s research shows what we in the hospice world have known for years- that …