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How to Recognize When You Need Help

Being a family caregiver is not an easy job. It’s often thankless and payless, and can really take a toll on your mental and physical health. While it can be rewarding in an overall sense to care for an aging…

Preparing For the Final Celebration

When someone you love is in end-of-life care, it’s inevitable that you would start thinking about how you will prepare for the final celebration. Having a proper sendoff to commemorate a life lived well is no easy feat. It takes…

Epilepsy in the Elderly Population

With November being National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM), we thought we would take some time to discuss epilepsy in the elderly population, which is a brain disorder that causes a person to have repeated unprovoked seizures. According to the CDC,…

When to Start Thinking About Long Term Care

November is National Long-Term Care Awareness Month, which got us thinking about timing. When is it time to start talking about long-term care to your aging loved one? How can you approach the subject with tact and dignity? How do…

Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease in a Family Setting

November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about this progressive memory disease and show support for the six million Americans who live with it. Many of our hospice care patients have Alzheimer’s in San Francisco and elsewhere,…

Drug Therapy Can be Confusing For Older Adults

Those facing hospice in San Mateo and elsewhere are likely taking a lot of medications for relief of their symptoms, whether those arise from cancer, dementia, heart disease, or something else. Confusion about dosage, timing, and side effects can all…

A Quick Primer on Hospice and Palliative Care

You’ve likely heard the terms hospice care and palliative care, but you may not be clear on what the differences are. In honor of Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Day, we will take some time to explore both options, what…

Does Age Increase Instances of Thyroid Cancer?

With September being Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, we thought it fitting to talk about whether or not age increases the risk of this type of cancer that affects 43,000 people each year. We see many patients in hospice care in…