Many hospice patients feel better about receiving hospice care at home. They are in familiar surroundings where they can be closer to family and friends. When hospice care is given in the home, palliative measures are used for symptom control. Palliative care is...
Death is certainly not a subject that most people want to talk about, let alone think about. This is perfectly understandable, as we are creatures who value life over death, and the thought of being in pain leaves us feeling melancholy. Of course, death comes to us...
One of the great steps towards social and medical progress we have made over the course of the past century is, without question, the increasingly high standard of care we give our seniors. From FDR’s introduction of social welfare programs to protect the elderly to...
When most people think of putting a loved one in hospice, they imagine that he or she will spend his or her final days in a hospital or a nursing home. Luckily, thanks to people understanding that home can be the best place for people to receive care, more and more...
If you or a loved one has been harmed in an accident, you will need to get the right medical treatment to aid in your recovery. Sometimes these services can be provided in the comfort of your very own home. With the right home physical therapy services, you will be...
