Category Hospice Topics
How to Head Off the Most Common Skin Issues For Your Senior Loved One
From dry skin to pressure sores, there are many common skin conditions affecting the elderly. In honor of National Healthy Skin Month, this week we will talk about how to prevent skin issues in hospice care in San Mateo and…
What We Are Still Getting Wrong in Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease?
Designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, a time when fewer than two million Americans suffered from this progressive disease. Today, it affects 5.8 million people. While we certainly know more than we…
Making Every Moment Count For Our Veterans
Thursday, November 11 marks Veterans Day 2021, a national holiday honoring the men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces. We care for many veterans in our hospice care services in Santa Clara and elsewhere. We recognize…
Do You Need Long-Term Care? How To Evaluate Your Options
October is Long-Term Care Planning Month, so if you’re trying to be proactive in planning for the future, this is a good time to do so. You never know when you will face the need for hospice care in San…
How Hospice Care Provides Benefit For Both the Patient and Family Members
October 9 was World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, a time to renew a commitment to improving the quality of life of those affected by life-limiting illnesses. It’s also a time to recognize how hospice care in San Francisco and…
Understanding the Available Services in End of Life Care
The prospect of end-of-life care can be emotionally overwhelming, stressful, and confusing. What services are available to you or your loved one? How do you find those services? Do you even qualify? We are here to answer those questions and…
Caring For a Loved One Diagnosed With Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura
September is National ITP Awareness Month, a time to bring light to a condition called idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura. This is a blood disorder involving a decrease in the number of platelets in the blood. Are you caring for a loved…
Having a Loved One With Alzheimer’s Disease is Stressful: 4 Tips to Help You Cope
In honor of World Alzheimer’s Month in September, we thought it would be fitting to discuss why it is so stressful to care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s in end of life care and how you can cope in…
End of Life is a Good Time For Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a tough thing to embrace for many people. But when facing the end of life, it can be freeing and empowering to let go of the negative feelings and grudges you may have held for many years. And…
What Seniors Should Know About Hemochromatosis
July happens to be National Hemochromatosis Awareness Month, a time to discuss what this condition is and how seniors can manage it. If you or a loved one has hemochromatosis in hospice care in San Mateo and elsewhere, you know…
