For many, the decisions about home health and hospice are made for loved ones that are advanced in age. Often, this comes with a common question: Will any of the home health or hospice treatment be covered by Medicare? As Medicare is the largest insurer for seniors, this question is fair and it deserves a […]
Families often experience a high amount of stress when caring for a loved one, even when responsibilities are shared. Though it might seem like duties and obligations are split evenly at first, this can easily become misaligned and some may take on a greater percentage of responsibility than others. In these moments, burnout and conflict […]
What We’re Talking About: When hospice care ends, families don’t have to face grief alone. Ongoing resources like counseling, support groups, and self-care practices can provide comfort and guidance, helping the weight of loss become easier to carry while honoring the memory of a loved one. Hospice care ends when a loved one passes, but […]
Hospice can add enough stress to any family worried about a loved one entering the end-stage of their life. When emotions are already high, having to sift through medical terms and jargon can feel overwhelming. Words like “routine care” or “continuous care” may sound clinical, but in reality, they represent the flexibility and compassion that […]
Published by Compassionate Care Hospice | Serving Fresno, Modesto, Visalia, and California Most people picture cancer when they hear the word hospice. But today, the majority of hospice patients have something else entirely. If your loved one has heart failure, dementia, COPD, kidney disease, or another serious illness — hospice may be exactly what you […]
The word “hospice” carries enormous weight. For many families, it arrives like a door closing — the moment when hope runs out and the fight ends. But that fear, as common as it is, rests on a misunderstanding of what hospice actually is. This article is for every family sitting in that room, hearing that word for the first time, and wondering what it really means.
“Palliative care” and “hospice” are related — but they are not the same thing. The confusion is understandable: both focus on comfort, symptom management, and quality of life. Both involve a team of clinicians focused on the whole person, not just the disease. Both are about living as well as possible.
Simple nutrition tips that can benefit seniors’ health, wellbeing, and quality of life while they are receiving home health or hospice care.
Watching a loved one near the end of their life is never easy. We cover the physical and emotional signs someone is nearing death, how to prepare for when this happens, and how you can receive support before and after they have passed.
Caregiver burnout can be all too common, but with the right steps to protect your peace and energy, it can be prevented. Lean on the support available to you. There is no shame in doing so.
