April Smith
Hospice Expert
April Smith is the marketing director for South Wind Hospice, which serves 17 counties...read more
- Hospice: Frequently Asked Questions
- How to Choose a Hospice
- Hospice: The 4 Levels of Care
- Hospice: How Chaplains Help
- Hospice: What to Expect
- The 5 Stages of Dealing with Grief: What to Expect
- Hospice: The Interdisciplinary Team
- 3 Big Misconceptions About Hospice
- The Role of Hospice Care in Pain Management
- Hospice: Discover a Free Medicare Benefit
- Hospice: Serving the Whole Unit—Patient, Family, Friends and Physicians
- Hospice: Getting Back Control of Your Life
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Hospice: Serving the Whole Unit—Patient, Family, Friends and Physicians
Hospice is a service that serves not only the patient, but also their loved ones. In hospice care, we think of the patient, the family and the caregiver as being part of a single unit. The patient’s illness has an indirect impact on every member of the family. Hospice provides support to all parts of the unit. As hospice providers, we understand that part of fulfilling a patient’s needs includes fulfilling their families’ needs as well. Hospice offers respite care...Read entire article »
Hospice: Getting Back Control of Your Life
Hospice is a wonderful service that gives control back to patients and their families. When people find out that they have an incurable illness, they often feel powerless in light of the situation and think they can’t control the outcome of their lives. Hospice gives that control back to patients by allowing them to refuse or modify the treatment depending on their pain level. If the current level of medication is not working, they can request more to help the...Read entire article »
