Hospice Information
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Hospice May Help You Stay Home For the Holidays
Are you facing the decision of whether or not to enter hospice for yourself or for a loved one? It’s…
Stress Relief and Hospice Care: How it Can Help
If you are caring for a loved one in hospice in San Francisco and elsewhere, you know how taxing it…
Study Shows Depression More Likely During Last Year of Life
It’s well known that depression can affect the quality of life for many people, of all ages, and at all…
Thanking Your Hospice Care Staff
November is a time of giving thanks for all our blessings. It also happens to be National Hospice and Palliative…
Hospice Can Bring Much Needed Relief to the Alzheimer’s Caregiver
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month — an important month to us here at Pathways Home Health and Hospice…
The Questions a Veteran Wants You to Ask
With Veterans Day coming up on November 11, we thought it appropriate to take some time looking at questions every…
Physical Therapy and Hospice Care: How It Can Help
October is National Physical Therapy Month, honoring the physical, occupational, and speech therapists, rehab professionals, and other staff members such…
Mental Illness and Dementia: Similarities and Differences
In many ways, mental illness can manifest the same symptoms of dementia, and vice versa. While there are a lot…
Will Respiratory Therapy Help at End of Life?
In short, yes. It increases comfort and quality of life for hospice patients in the weeks, days and hours leading…
Hospice: How to Make a Preparedness Plan
September is National Preparedness Month and this year’s theme is “Prepared, Not Scared.” This month is designed to recognize and…
Dealing With the Shame and Stigma of Alzheimer’s Disease
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, a fitting time to explore the topic of dementia and how it affects not just…
When and How to Begin End of Life Care
Knowing when it’s time for a loved one to enter hospice in Santa Clara and elsewhere can be difficult, confusing,…
