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What’s the Difference Between Hospice & Palliative Care?

February 11th, 2008 by Ami Icanberry

American hospice service started with the Connecticut Hospice in March 1974. Today, there are over 2,884 Medicare-certified hospices, and an additional 200 volunteer hospices in the U.S., with as many as 1.5 million Americans seeking hospice treatment in recent years. As a program designed to facilitate “palliative” care for terminally ill patients and their families—many people wonder, what then is the difference between hospice and palliative care, or are they one in the same? While palliative care addresses patients...Read the rest of this article »

The Difference Between Homecare & Home Health Care

February 11th, 2008 by Gilbert Guide

Getting confused about what kind of professional caregivers are available to you? There are two basic types of care in the home—one is home health care and the other is homecare, also sometimes referred to as in-home care. The biggest difference between home health and homecare is that home health care is a higher level of care that is deemed medically necessary by a physician. Home Health Care Doctor prescribed (a physician has deemed it medically necessary for you or...Read the rest of this article »

Homecare: The Differences Between Full-Service Agencies, Private Hire & Referral Agencies

February 11th, 2008 by Gilbert Guide

Homecare, also known as in-home care, provides a caregiver to work in your home and help with activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) and household chores. Some homecare aides accept clients who live in assisted living or skilled nursing facilities, and in those cases they work with their clients in the facility rather than the client's home. There are three basic ways to go about hiring a professional caregiver. First, you need to decide...Read the rest of this article »

When to Move: Transitioning from Home to Facility

February 11th, 2008 by Lara Belonogoff

When does homecare stop fitting the bill? This question is faced by many and here's the rub—many people are reticent to move out of their home. I have come across similar situations in my family twice. When both my grandmother and aunt were ill, the attitude towards moving either into a long-term care facility was reticence. Both women were viewed as matriarchs who held together the family fabric in some invisible but very tangible way—similar to a French seam. Moving...Read the rest of this article »

Face Sheet: Patient Information At-a-Glance

February 1st, 2008 by Gilbert Guide

A face sheet is used by physicians, caregivers and care managers so that an individual’s health and medical requirements along with personal preferences are listed in an easy-to-use format. Download Gilbert Guide’s Face Sheet. The file is in a pdf format. You will need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader® if you do not have it installed on your computer. (Don’t worry; it’s free, safe and simple to use.)...Read the rest of this article »

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