November 9th, 2011
Hospice is about celebrating life and living life to the fullest. Hospice treats patients with life-limiting illness – from newborns to the very old – so symptoms can be managed and the time that is left can be spent well. Recently we celebrated a happy birthday with Ms. Hattie English, pictured center, a nursing home hospice patient, who celebrated her 95th birthday! With Ms. English is her daughter, Margaret Tart, right, her hospice volunteer, Lillie Williamson. CNA April Webb, back, braided Ms. English’s hair for the occasion, which everyone loved.
Happy 95th Birthday!
Tags: celebrate life, end-of-life care, hospice, life-limiting illness, quality time, volunteer
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August 26th, 2011
Have you started talking with loved ones about their health care choices? The family in this article understood the importance of communicating choices before a crisis occurs. It’s a great story!
Tags: advance directives, celebrate life, end-of-life care, live well
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July 29th, 2011
Our Begin The Conversation program (begintheconversation.org) encourages people to talk about their health care choices now, before a crisis occurs. It’s so important that everyone – patients, family members and doctors – have thought about and discussed health care options so patient wishes can be honored. Here’s a recent article that offers information and dispels some hospice misconceptions.
Tags: advance care planning, advance directives, early hospice enrollment, end-of-life care, health care choices, health care decisions, hospice, palliative
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July 22nd, 2011
The Brunswick County Hospice Care Center Site
Crews have been busy surveying, clearing, and creating a construction entrance at the site of our hospice facility on Old Ocean Highway in Bolivia. The 15,584-square-foot facility, $4.5 million facility will have seven patient rooms with patios, family kitchen, dining room, and gathering space, as well as medical and administrative areas. We’re hoping for a June 2012 completion date if all goes well. We’re excited to see our vision starting to become reality!
Tags: end-of-life care, hospice care, hospice care center, hospice facility
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July 21st, 2011
Here’s a story that talks about why a woman wants to create an enhanced health care proxy to help with her mother’s medical needs. Her mom’s not incapacitated, but health privacy laws make it difficult for the daughter to get needed information. What do you think?
Tags: advance directives, caregiving, cost of hospice, hospice care
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July 20th, 2011
Are you caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s? This article from the Mayo Clinic offers some helpful advice and ways to continue to connect with your loved one.
Tags: Alzheimer's, cost of hospice, dementia, end-of-life care, life-limiting illness
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July 14th, 2011
The author of this article shares his family’s experience with hospice care. He says, “Hospice care allows the terminally ill and aged to die at home with a measure of comfort and dignity traditional medicine doesn’t provide.” He adds, “America needs to have a grown-up conversation about end-of-life care.” Do you agree?
Tags: advance directives, cost of hospice, early hospice enrollment, hospice, hospice care, life-limiting, quality time
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June 22nd, 2011
This article talks about how each of us is in charge of making our end-of-life decisions. The author says, “There is a lot we can blame the government for, but end-of-life choices are ours and if we don’t take control over that, the villain du jour in government is not to blame. Take a positive step: complete your advance directives.”
Tags: advance directives, celebrate life, end-of-life care, health care choices, live well
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June 6th, 2011
A friend has experienced the death of someone loved. You want to help, but you are not sure how to go about it. Here are some tips from our Bereavement Services staff.
WHEN A FRIEND IS GRIEVING
Do…
Recognize that people grieve at their own pace.
Be good company – Listen, listen, listen.
Be thoughtful and try to anticipate needs.
Be sensitive, patient, and persistent.
Don’t…
Be pushy.
Be critical or judgmental.
Be overly cheerful.
Give up if progress is slow – grief has no timetable.
Tags: bereavement, grief, grieving, hospice, supportive
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June 3rd, 2011
Thanks to the 60 people who attended “Live Well, Every Moment Matters,” our free conference for caregivers yesterday at Brunswick Community College. We appreciate your support! Weren’t the speakers great?
Tags: advance directives, celebrate life, end-of-life care, hospice, palliative, volunteer
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