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right to refuse treatment, to die at home versus the hospital, advanced directives, do not ... resuscitate, autopsy, organ donation, palliative hospice care, and funeral arrangements. For ... treatment;die at home;advanced directives;do not resuscitate order;DNR order;autopsy decisions ... ;organ donation;funeral arrangements;palliative hospice care

Hospice Care: Decisions to Make ... consider: Where do I want to die? At home, in a hospital, or at a hospice facility? How do I ... . They should listen and help sort through these issues. Hospice Care: Planning When a person is ... terminally ill;spiritual and ethical decisions for the terminally ill;23506-1

*Hospice Managing Pain ... Hospice Managing Pain ... functions. You may have concerns about the use of pain medicine for you or your loved one. This ... used regularly and on a schedule. It shouldn't be held back until the pain gets bad. The plan for ... 41117;Hospice: The Importance of Managing Pain;managing pain in hospice;pain management, hospice;end-of-life pain management

time of death When a child dies at home in hospice care, it's not an emergency. If paramedics are ... as needed before the child is removed from the home or hospital. This time is for the privacy of ... P03054;child death;bereavement;grieving;grief;stages of grief;terminal illness child

radiation therapy. Your oncologist will work with you to create the treatment plan that's right for you ... family members manage at home during treatment. They may also help with chores like cooking or

yourself out doesn't help anyone. And it can negatively affect your own health. Here are ways to care ... for yourself. For Caregivers: Coping Tips Caregivers often feel they must tend to their ... ;in home care;in-home care;support for caregiver;support for caregivers;care;coping tips for the caregiver;coping tips;caregiver stress;bereavement ... ;patient information for caregiver;Senior Health;help for caregivers;tips for caregivers;hospice care

. Hospice care aims to provide your loved one the comfort they deserve at the end of the treatment ... your loved one Putting your loved one’s affairs in order Caring for yourself Caregivers

with assisted living. If your loved one chooses to live at home, a decision about who will be the ... services. The hospice care team can visit your loved one, teach you how to care for them, and

talks often help make a plan that's in line with the person’s wishes. Dying at home or in a ... family. If a loved one is going to be cared for at home, the family should understand what care is ... order;autopsy decisions;palliative hospice care;right to refuse treatment

palliative care for your illness, the first step is to speak with the healthcare provider who is treating ... aggressive pain management, the ability to be treated at home, or something else entirely. Your healthcare

Approaching Death Your hospice team's goal is to help prepare you for some of the things that might ... same time, and some may never appear at all. Hospice and Palliative Care: Signs and Symptoms of

*Caregiver Palliative Care for Loved One Cancer ... your loved one chooses to live at home, you’ll decide if you’ll be the primary caregiver. You may also ... want to hire a hospice care team that can visit your loved one, teach you how to care for them, and

treatment you want or don’t want if you become too ill or injured to speak for yourself. Orders for ... whether to continue or stop these treatments. This can be a hard task for you and your loved ones ... 41125;Stopping Life-Sustaining Treatments;Life support removal;Physician Orders for Scope of ... Treatment;POLST;POST;Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment;Medical Order for Scope of Treatment;MOST;Portable Medical Orders

referral source. You may also want to speak with your spiritual leader (like priest, rabbi, and ... minister) for advice. When providing support for the bereaved Bereavement refers to the length of

treatment for the illness doesn't stop. Palliative care is different from hospice care. Palliative care ... advance care plan. This is a series of legal documents that note a person’s wishes for their future

C/Medicare Advantage plans. This is designed to cover any gaps in your coverage for costs that are ... Many different plans of Medicare available, with many factors to consider. Understanding Your

your provider or of a hospital, nursing home, or hospice program where you receive care Some ... A durable power of attorney for health care is only as good as the person you name to be your

*Hospice Care Dyspnea ... house. Don't let anyone smoke in your home. Smoking inside a home while supplemental oxygen is in use ... breathing difficult and uncomfortable. Read on to learn more. Hospice: Understanding and ... 41127;Hospice: understanding and caring for dyspnea;dyspnea, dying

work closely with you to prepare for your child’s needs at home. Here are some of the things to ... forward to when your child can return home from the hospital. Planning for your child’s discharge ... 89317;Your Child’s Discharge from the Hospital;child hospitalization;Hospitalizations;hospice ... ;hospice;hospital care;NICU;ICU;intensive care;intensive care unit;intensive care room;pediatrics

settings from home to when you are out in your community. For more information about POLST, see the National POLST website at www.polst.org . ... you want CPR if your heart stops while you’re a patient in a hospital or nursing home? If not, talk ... ;cardiopulmonary resuscitation;mechanical ventilation;sustaining life care;feeding tube;hospice care;total