Advance care planning helps ensure that your healthcare choices are known and honored, and that your family or loved ones are not left guessing your wishes in an emergency or if you are unable to make healthcare decisions on your…
Each year, National Healthcare Decisions Day is recognized on April 16. But this year, the day takes on a new meaning as Americans continue to battle against COVID-19. Thousands of families have had to make healthcare decisions for their loved…
Community Care Hospice will offer information about advance care planning in two presentations scheduled for Wednesday, December 19. Offered at no charge and open to the community, the programs are part of the regional Decide to Be Heard effort. Decide to…
Sharing the holidays with loved ones enables us to reconnect and renew relationships that may become remote due to distance, the demands of jobs, parenting responsibilities or a myriad of other reasons. As families gather for the holidays, it is…
Our patients and families often tell us they wish they had known about hospice services sooner. The idea that hospice care is only for the last few days or weeks of life is a misconception. Patients and families can really…
By: Dr. Cleanne Cass As a palliative care and hospice physician, I have seen husbands, wives, children, and friends of patients struggle to make the right decisions about the kind of health care to obtain for their loved ones. They…
You may qualify and not even realize it. The term originated in 1981, coined by a social worker to describe women ages 30-40 who were providing simultaneous care for aging parents and their children. But a journalist further defined the…
OHIO’S HOSPICE OF MIAMI COUNTY IS PARTICIPATING IN A NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN AN END-OF-LIFE CONVERSATION. The not-for-profit, community based hospice is holding a free, community screening of the documentary “Being Mortal” at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March…
Every patient is unique. Patients with HIV/AIDS who are experiencing the following challenges in care may consider hospice as an option that can be of assistance: The development or advancement of other life-threatening conditions such as cancer, heart disease or…
Care for Veterans at the end-of-life is the focus of a day long symposium for professional caregivers presented by Ohio’s Hospice. Call of Duty: Compassionate Care for Our Veterans at the End-of-Life offers continuing education credits for nurses, social workers…
