Palliative and hospice care have similarities, but they also differ in many ways. There are some common myths about these two types of care. By learning the facts, you and your loved ones can prepare and plan for future care and treatment decisions. View and share this infographic to get the facts about palliative and hospice […]
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For caregivers, there may come a time when you need to have difficult conversations about end-of-life care for a loved one. Though these decisions are emotional and complex, it helps to first become familiar with available options. Whether older adults are outlining their end-of-life preferences in advance or a caregiver or family member is making
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Join experts from National Institute on Aging and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for the Palliative and Hospice Care Across the Lifespan live Q&A event. The event will be held TODAY, Tuesday, March 19th, at 4:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. CST on NIA’s YouTube Channel. This event will cover important information surrounding palliative
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Palliative and hospice care have similarities, but they also differ in many ways. There are some common myths about these two types of care. By learning the facts, you and your loved ones can prepare and plan for future care and treatment decisions. View and share this infographic to get the facts about palliative and hospice
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by Watkins Kelly, Communications Specialist, RUSH Alzheimer’s Disease Center For caregivers, there may come a time when you need to have difficult conversations about end-of-life care for a loved one. Though these decisions are emotional and complex, it helps to first become familiar with available options. Whether older adults are outlining their end-of-life preferences in
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Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness. This type of care is meant to enhance a person’s current care by focusing on their quality of life, as well as that of their family. Patients in palliative care often receive medical care for their symptoms. They may also receive palliative
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Caring for someone in the final stage of life is always hard. It may be even harder when the person has Alzheimer’s disease. Palliative care provides comfort care, along with any medical treatments a person might be receiving for a life-threatening illness. When a person is near the end of life, hospice care gives family
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