How can you slow the onset of Alzheimer’s and dementia? Can you slow the onset of Alzheimer’s? About every minute, someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s Disease. It is one of the leading causes of death in America. According to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s, researchers have found that engaging in mentally stimulating life tasks can …
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Dementia Care in Hospice Understanding the role hospice care plays for advanced dementia patients is vital to providing the best quality of life. Understand how hospice care can help and the Hospice criteria for dementia. Below is a story of how Hospice care for Dementia made a difference in this families life, as well as …
Celebrating 247 Years of Valor! Today, we celebrate the birthday of the largest and most advanced fighting force the world has ever known. Happy Birthday to the United States Navy! Thank you to the Veterans and their families, who have sacrificed so much for our great nation. 247th Navy Birthday, the background. Our veterans are …
Providing home health care can be difficult and sometimes overwhelming for family caregivers. Below we will discuss the importance of care at home, home care assistance, and home care services available to you, as well as some tips and tricks that will make the role of providing care at home a little easier. over 80% …
When is hospice appropriate for breast cancer? Hospice benefits for cancer patients. Despite the significant progress in treating breast cancer over the years, the time may still come when patients with metastatic breast cancer start to consider the benefits of Hospice care. Hospice consideration can happen when curative treatment is unavailable, or the patient decides to …
Grief is a very personal journey. Every person experiences it differently, and every person experiences each loss in different ways. With some losses, you may be able to navigate through your grief independently. Other losses may hit differently, manifesting as long-lasting depression or worse. You may benefit from grief support if you experience some of …
Unpredictable Events in Heart Failure Make EOL Care Planning Imperative The uncertain and unpredictable disease trajectory of coronary heart failure (HF) impedes providing higher quality end-of-life care for patients with end-stage disease. Other sufferers, clinicians, and policymakers have “dilemmas” in the care of those patients, in line with a paper published in the Journal of …
Hospice vs. palliative care: Difference between hospice and palliative care? Let’s take a deep dive into both. What is palliative care? When deciding between hospice and Palliative care it is important to have a good understanding of both options. palliative care is compassionate comfort care driven by symptom relief, as well as physical and mental …
Seniors deserve the best medical care possible. This new concept by Dedicated Senior Medical Center aims to achieve that goal. Today Kash Mahmood the host of Second Half of Life and owner of Varco Hospice and Home Health Care visits with 3 dedicated professionals about this new concept and what it will mean for seniors …
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Brent and Pauline have helped their own family navigate the complexities of elder care. Several years ago, they cared for grandparents. This challenging experience was very difficult and led them to open an Assisted Living Locator Franchise to help families like theirs during these difficult transitions.
