Mom Couldn’t Be Ready For Hospice, Could She?
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“My mother’s memory has been fading and she’s had a few falls, but I don’t think she’s ready for hospice…
2020 Patient Safety Awareness Week
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March 8th-14th is Patient Safety Awareness Week. This initiative was started by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in an…
Taylor and Me
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Taking care of children on hospice can be very difficult for many. Although it can be emotionally hard, I find…
Checking Off That Bucket List: One Last Trip to the Beach
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The first week of February is National Patient Recognition Week. At Heart ‘n Home, we feel every day and week…
Provider Tips for Prognostication in Heart Failure Patients
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Although it has many benefits, hospice care is often underused by patients with heart failure, which is due to the…
How to Receive All Your Hospice Benefits
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We are all on this journey called life together with its ups and downs and one thing that we are…
Stay Home for the Holidays with Hospice
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The holidays are meant to be shared with those that you love. It’s not about the “things” we give or…
Hospice Taught Me Life Lessons that I couldn’t Learn at School or Through a Book
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During National Hospice Month we will make it our mission to crush many myths about hospice. Today one of our…
Hospice Experts Ease Difficult Situations for Loved Ones
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Linda (names changed for privacy) was admitted to hospice less than a month before she started into a phase of…
5 Common Myths About Hospice
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In the living room, a grandfather laughs and plays video games with his granddaughters. Later, he joins the rest of…
National American Pharmacist Month
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Many may not know that Heart ‘n Home has a Hospice Pharmacist on staff. Trenton Jenks, PharmD, CGP, is our…
Pain Comes in Many Forms
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Pain is a part of life that we can’t avoid and there are many ways in which we can feel…
What to Expect From Your Hospice Nurse
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Heart ‘n Home understands that when you choose hospice, you wish to remain at home and avoid numerous trips to…
Neighbor to Neighbor Hospice Service
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“We really believe in neighbors helping neighbors,” prefaced Diana Hergenrader, executive & clinical director at Heart ‘n Home Hospice in…
My Experience with Death with Dignity
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Sitting across from this beautiful patient, she tells me that it is time for her to take the medications that…
The Imperative Role of Personal Care Assistants
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When asked to name a “compassionate career,” one of the first careers that comes to my mind is that of…
Paying for End-of-Life-Care
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How to pay for the rising costs of healthcare? A common concern by almost every family across the country. Many…
End Stage COPD and Heart ‘n Home Hospice Support
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What is COPD? COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also known as emphysema and chronic bronchitis is a lung disease…
The Vital Role of Social Workers in our Society
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As March comes to an end, we wanted to take one last opportunity to honor all our social workers, or…
Living the Life of a Hospice Social Worker
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At Heart ‘n Home we call our Social Workers ‘Care Navigators’ because of the guidance they give to patients and…
Affirming Life and the Precious Gift of Time
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Every patient has the right to choose aggressive treatment to cure cancer. Every patient has the right to choose palliative…
Learn What Hospice Care Really Means to Patients and their Families
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What makes a good death? This is a question that many people prefer not to think about in their day-to-day…
Introducing H20: A Consistent Care Experience Without Exceptions!
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Voltaire, the European philosopher who is widely regarded as one of the greatest minds this world has ever seen once…
The Benefits of Hospice Care
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There are many ways hospice care can benefit seriously ill patients and their families. Hospice provides support in a time…
Hospice Care: Making a Difference
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A Hospice Nurse was recently asked, “How can you work in hospice – it must be so sad!” She answered,…
Spotlight of Hospice Services – Hospice Physician and Nurse
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Hospice is a service that we all may need someday – if not for ourselves, for our loved ones, or…
Let Us Help You Stay Home This Holiday Season
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The holidays are filled with celebrating and making memories with family, but when a loved one is seriously ill there can…
Providing Comfort, Dignity, and Respect for Hospice Patients
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No one likes to think about death and dying, but it’s something everyone has to face eventually. There’s an incredible…
Sherry’s Changed Thoughts About Hospice
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I think I am like most people. My perception of hospice was that hospice equaled death. That thought that if…
Life is Beautiful and I’m Beautiful
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One of my first patients had a saying for each time I came into her house and asked how she…