by admin | Jun 12, 2019 | Hospice Education |
End-of-life care is a challenging undertaking for a patient’s loved ones, and dementia amplifies the emotional strains and adds difficulties in providing care. Dementia is an umbrella term used to indicate a suite of symptoms linked to loss of memory and cognitive...
by admin | Jun 6, 2019 | Hospice Education |
Elder abuse is an umbrella term, signifying a caregiver or trusted individual intentionally causing an older person harm through their direct actions or negligence. The number of older Americans who suffer from elder abuse is staggering, with one out of every ten...
by admin | May 30, 2019 | Hospice Education |
Whether it’s taken years, months, or weeks to make end-of-life preparations, the decision to move a loved one to hospice is never an easy one. It can cause major stress and grief for an entire family. Though emotional support for patients is part of the hospice care...
by admin | May 24, 2019 | Hospice Education |
At Hospice of South Louisiana, we greatly appreciate the work our volunteers do. Volunteering with those in hospice care is not only a selfless act of kindness, but it also has many benefits for our patients and those who answer the call to volunteer. Because the...
by admin | May 17, 2019 | Hospice Education |
When many people think of morphine, fears of addiction and serious side effects may come to mind, causing them to shrink away from this form of medication. There are even doctors who hesitate to use morphine mainly due to the myths about morphine and other opiates....
