Category Hospice Topics
Maintaining Good Self-Care For You and Your Loved One While in Hospice
Let’s celebrate Self-Care Month this July with some tips on how to best care for yourself and your loved one while in hospice in San Mateo and elsewhere. What exactly is self-care? The World Health Organization (WHO) defines it as…
How Your Attitude Impacts Your Hospice Care Results
National Attitude Day was June 5th this year, and it’s a time to work on improving your outlook on life. You can do this by making an effort to smile more, reframe situations, build resiliency, foster building healthy relationships, and…
What Dementia Care Professionals Wish You Knew About Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and the Brain
June is doubly special: it’s Dementia Care Professionals Month, and Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. To spread information and awareness of dementia and how it affects the brain, we offer this information to those entering hospice care in San Francisco…
The Connection Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia
May 20 is World Autoimmune Arthritis Day and the whole month of May is Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month. Let’s take this time to explore the connection between rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, as many of our patients in hospice care…
Reflecting on the Benefits of Older Americans
Often times in our culture, we devalue senior citizens as they age. Yet, older Americans still have wisdom to impart, good to do, and lessons to provide our younger generations. This May, we celebrate Older Americans Month to recognize the many…
What You Should Know About the ALS of Today
ALS is short for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and it’s a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in both the brain and spinal cord. May is ALS Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of this disease so we can better…
Tips to Handle the Stress That Comes With Illness
Illness, especially chronic or fatal, is stressful for many reasons, not the least of which is the worry that comes with how your family will manage daily life without you in charge. You may also grapple with uncertainty and the…
Does Humor Belong in End of Life Care?
Quick answer: absolutely! It’s National Humor Month, which was created to raise awareness of the therapeutic value of humor. Those in end-of-life care in San Mateo and elsewhere can benefit greatly from laughing, as can their loved ones. Laughter brings…
Hospice Care Can Help Navigate the World of Parkinson’s Disease
It can be scary to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s, and even scarier to face hospice care placement in San Francisco and elsewhere as the disease progresses to its end stages. But with the proper education and awareness, you will know…
Kidney Health and the End-Of-Life Patient
With March being National Kidney Month, we thought we would explore kidney health for individuals in end-of-life care in Santa Clara and elsewhere. Here at Pathways, we care for many patients suffering from kidney failure and other problems and do…