From Hospital Discharge to Hospice Admission
Admission to a Hospice while at a hospital can be seamless and provide the high level of care a patient requires as well as the needed support for the family. Hospitalization for critical illness is a...
9 Apr 202320min
Healthcare Surrogate Part Two
We have another episode similar to this regarding the Health Care Surrogate, and discuss some different points in that video. We truly want to encourage you to designate your HCS early and communicate...
9 Apr 202319min
Coping With Grief During The Holidays
Facing any holiday is difficult without a loved one and this is the time of year several holidays are grouped together. It might be the first time meeting a holiday with the extra burden of grief, or ...
9 Apr 202323min
Artificial Nutrition
We want to provide some insight regarding the different forms of Artifical Nutrition and some education of the benefits and risks with this video. Questions from views of our Serious Illness video pro...
9 Apr 202323min
Unexpected Bad News
We would like your thoughts. There may not be a 'right' answer for the best way to deliver unexpected bad news, but there are certainly many wrong ways. No one wants to hear bad news from their physic...
9 Apr 202319min
Respite Care
This is a review of one of the four care levels that is covered by the Hospice benefit: RESPITE CARE. Respite is a service that provides care for a patient when the family needs a short period of a fe...
9 Apr 202311min
Getting the Good out of Hospice
The Hospice benefit covers a renewable 6 month period. There are numerous provisions under this benefit and patients that are willing to accept the service sooner have a better opportunity to utilize ...
9 Apr 202323min
Can You Die More Than Once? (CPR & What Happens After)
This episode provides a short discussion of the mechanics of CPR. We also briefly discuss why it may not be successful for sicker patients. We review information basics of other Life Sustaining Treatm...
9 Apr 202323min
