Terminal illness has several challenges associated with it. Emotional stress, Financial burden of loss of income and treatment. Most of the time hospice care is covered by Medicare and Medicaid. Other options may include commercial insurance, Out of pocket…
Caregivers looking after patients with deadly dementia-related diseases such as Alzheimers or Parkinsons encounter various challenges of hardship. A variety of difficulties associated amidst caring for dementia patients are providing emotional or spiritual comfort, making plans for the end of…
Hospice care is available for patients that are terminally ill and do not have more than six months to live. The best way to accommodate declining health is transitioning to hospice care. Benefits of hospice care consist of following a designated…
We serve terminally ill patients. For instance, patients who have the life expectancy of six months or less. Hospice care is focused on reducing the pain (palliative care), improving the quality of life. In addition it also provides emotional…
Hospice and Palliative care improve the quality of life of the terminally ill patient. It includes pain management, depression management, Social engagement, spiritual activities, management of symptoms which help to improve the quality of life but do not attempt to…
Pain management in hospice care is not just keeping the patient on a heavy dose of analgesics. Normally, Doctors, trained nurses are involved in this care process to make an end of life less painful. Hospice care does not encourage…
Hospice care in Dallas/ Fort-Worth is evolving. Awareness about the importance of end of life care is increasing with the passage of the time.Every life has an end. Death is a reality which no one can deny but most of…
The word death comes from Old English dēaþ, which in turn comes from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz (reconstructed by etymological analysis). This comes from the Proto-Indo-European stem *dheu- meaning the “process, act, condition of dying”. Death is the center of many traditions…
A walk through the park on the way to a meeting feels like an obstacle, but a walk in the park for no reason at all feels like a luxury and a joy. Have you lost touch with the innate…
A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted… “Dad, look the trees are going behind!” Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old’s childish behavior with pity, suddenly he again…
