Category Hospice Topics
Helping a Senior Loved One Look Forward to the New Year
The new year can seem like a daunting prospect to seniors, especially those who live by themselves and may be lonely. Add health, mobility, or memory issues to the mix, and thinking about 2023 can be completely overwhelming. Uncertainty about…
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…
Why Bother With Physical Therapy During End of Life Care?
If you or a loved one is in end-of-life care in Santa Clara and elsewhere, you may wonder what good physical therapy can do. Well, as it turns out — a lot. In honor of National Physical Therapy Month, we…
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…