My Hospice Care Experience

Hospice care is designed to bring the highest quality of life to persons that are living with a serious illness, and are often close to death.Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomThere is a common notion thatHospice helps people die. I don't see it that way.Both of my parents, Frank and Dotty, died at home in their bedroom with the assistance of Hospice by the Sea, Boca Raton, Florida.Hospice did not help my parents to die,they helped them live to the very end of their life with dignity and compassion.Hospice accomplishes their mission of palliative care with a coordinated team of healthcare professionals.Hospice palliative care is designed to bring the highest quality of life to persons that are living with a serious illness, and are often, but not always, close to death.3 Questions Every Alzheimer ’s Caregiver Should Ask About Palliative CareA typicalhospice team includes: a doctor, a team of nurses, a case manager, social worker, chaplain, bereavement coordinator, and often volunteers.Hospice offers maximum care. They do not offer maximum treatment.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:If you want or prefer maximum treatment, your love one will most likely be taken to a hospital in an ambulance, be placed in a critical care unit, and be put on a ventilator if necessary. The doctors take over and there you go.When Hospice arrives on the scene they keepthe patient comfortable, alleviate symptoms of pain, and in the case of in home care, allow the patient to stay in ...
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