Category Hospice Topics

May is Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, so let’s talk about what to expect from a diagnosis of osteoporosis. Many of our patients in hospice in San Francisco and elsewhere suffer from osteoporosis, which is actually quite a common condition…

With National Nurses Day on May 6 and National Skilled Nursing Care Week on May 8 through 14, it’s as good a time as ever to talk about the benefits of nurses and how they can help ease the transition…

May 12-16 is National Neuropathy Awareness Week, a week devoted to spreading awareness of neuropathy, a complication that leads to damage or disability in the nerves. Patients with this condition experience numbness, pain, and muscle weakness in various parts of…

That’s a loaded question and one that doesn’t have an easy answer. If you have an elderly loved one in palliative care in Alameda County and elsewhere and they have been exhibiting concerning behaviors behind the wheel, it may be…

Losing a spouse after a long battle in hospice can be draining, overwhelming, sad, and stressful. You may have spent the last several months or even years helping your beloved spouse through their illness and now they are gone and…

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of this progressive disease that affects one million people in this country. If you or a loved one has Parkinson’s in hospice in San Francisco and elsewhere, you know how…

People who are dying eat less food. It’s just what happens. That’s not to say it’s not distressing to family members who are caring for their loved ones. However, nutrition at the end of life is just as important as…

With World Tuberculosis Day coming up on March 24, it’s fitting to explore what a diagnosis of tuberculosis means for elderly hospice patients in Alameda County and elsewhere. Still an epidemic in much of the world today, tuberculosis causes the…

With Sleep Awareness Week coming up March 14th through the 20th, it’s a good opportunity to discuss the importance of high-quality sleep for people in hospice in San Francisco and elsewhere. Because so many people in hospice are elderly patients suffering from dementia, quality…

Friday, February 4 was World Cancer Day, an international day designed to raise awareness of cancer and promote its prevention, detection, and treatment. Many of our hospice patients in Alameda County and elsewhere are suffering from terminal cancer. Comfort and…