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What’s the Difference Between Hospice & Palliative Care?

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...Read entire article »

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Palliative & Hospice Care Explained: What It Is, What to Expect, How to Pay For it & How to Find It

What It Is To palliate means to ease discomfort by treating symptoms of an illness. Palliative care promotes the patient's comfort by addressing any and all issues causing physical or...Read entire article »

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Hospice: How Chaplains Help

Hospice patients and their family members have many wonderful services available to them under the auspices of hospice care. One of these services is spiritual counseling, provided by a...Read entire article »

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What You Need to Know About Living Wills: Part 2

(This is the second half in a two-part series. Read What You Need to Know About Living Wills: Part 1.) In continuing last week’s discussion on advance directives and...Read entire article »

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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...Read entire article »