Hospice Care
Caregiver Tips
Caregivers of Seniors – Here’s Your Holiday To-Do List!
As if being a family caregiver wasn’t busy enough, the upcoming holiday season presents additional responsibilities that can feel…
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Hospice Care
How to Know When It’s Time for Hospice Care
When you hear the word “hospice,” what is your first thought? Is it “an improved life” or “pain relief”…
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Hospice Care
9 Hospice Care Myths Debunked
Laura Mahoney, RN, LMSW, a social worker with Bethesda Hospice Care, is aware of many hospice care myths that…
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Hospice Care
5 Tips for Preparing Your Home for Hospice Care
Deciding that it is time for your loved one to go into hospice care is never an easy decision.…
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Hospice Care
Understanding the Difference Between Palliative and Hospice Care
In the minds of many, palliative and hospice care are indistinguishable. Both types of care are focused on providing…
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Health & Wellness
Signs You Need Grief Support
“I tell people that during the first few weeks of grief, you feel like you are in a fog;…
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Assisted Living
The Role of Hospice in Assisted Living
What does it look like when the services and care of an assisted living community are coordinated with those…
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Employee Stories
Caregiver’s Gesture Goes “Above and Beyond” for Hospice Care Patient
Dena Marmigas is very proud to be Greek. Her father moved from Greece to the United States in 1909,…
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Hospice Care
Hospice Care – a Gift for Patients and Their Families
Hospice Care strives to improve or maintain the highest quality of the patient’s life through emotional, spiritual, and medical…
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Caregiver Tips
What to Say to Someone in Hospice Care
Someone once said, “social work is the art of listening and the science of hope.” Bethesda Hospice Care social…
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Caregiver Tips
Moving Forward After the One You Cared For Dies
As anyone who has lost a loved one knows, grieving is a heartbreaking journey. When you’re a caregiver and…
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Hospice Care
Finding the Right Words: Communicating With a Hospice Patient
According to Chaplain Dorothy Gannon with Bethesda Hospice Care, your presence is the most important thing you can share…
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Hospice Care
How Realistic Is Dying at Home?
On Jan. 29, 2014, David C. Skipworth died in Garland, Texas at age 67 after a long illness, holding…
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