Understanding Advance Directives and why you should communicate your wishes about healthcare and medical interventions, before you become seriously ill.
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Understanding Advance Directives and why you should communicate your wishes about healthcare and medical interventions, before you become seriously ill.
Understanding the role of opioids at the end-of-life, the different opioid varieties, and finding the right balance between alertness and symptom relief.
A breakdown of who is and is not eligible for inpatient hospice care as determined by Medicare criteria and understanding the 4 levels of hospice care.
The mother of a teen cancer victim shares what she's learned to help other families navigate the varied challenges of treating serious illness.
Jimmy Carter teaches us how to end a long and full life by entering hospice care so he can spend his last days with family, reflection, and peace.
The decision of whether or not a hospice patient should receive oral or IV nutrition is based on the patient's condition and quality of life.
Celebrating some of the therapy dogs of Connecticut Hospice
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Connecticut Hospice caregivers adapt to the COVID-19 crisis while maintaining excellence in care.
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Yale costume shop staff have spent the past three weeks making some 400 cloth masks for donation to Connecticut Hospice.
Connecticut Hospice takes non-COVID-19 patient overflow from hospitals experiencing a surge, and has received masks to help that effort.
Connecticut Hospice housekeeping staff find fulfillment in their work and are integral to the service we provide our patients and families.
Hospice social workers provide many services beyond counseling and emotional support. They help fulfill final wishes, plan events, and ease practical burdens.
Understanding the many rules that govern hospice care and hospice eligibility. A breakdown of Medicare Criterion.
A guide for Hospice Patients and families, overviewing common considerations of hospice care and a framework for making decisions during an emotional time.
Hospice chaplains are trained medical-spiritual professionals supporting patients/families through end-of-life as an important component of comprehensive care.
Common concerns around hospice patients’ changes in food and liquid consumption. A guide on supporting your loved ones' nutrition at the end of life.
Hospice care is comfort care. It can be delivered in any setting where a patient lives and Medicare pays for many costs not covered in routine home care.
The Hospice Plan of Care (POC) maps out the needs and services supplied to hospice patients and their caregivers.
A Comprehensive Breakdown of the Physical and Mental Signs for When Hospice Care is Appropriate.
During this time of pandemic, the mourning and grief of the bereaved are layered with the tremendous emotional impact of current circumstances. Survivors of one who has died in isolation due to pandemic restrictions, may feel not only profound grief but also trauma from their loved-one’s rapid decline, their inability to comfort them, and not being with them as they died.
Part 2 of the Connecticut Hospice's series on the Healing Power of Nature explores signs in the natural world that bring solace to the bereaved.
CTH & Branford Parks & Rec offer socially distanced Open Swim, Aquacise Classes, and Senior Swim, with views of Long Island Sound & free parking.
As a not-for-profit, we depend on generous donors to help us provide customized services and therapies that aren’t completely covered by Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance.
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