_ End-of-Life Care for People With Dementia By Jane Farrell article People often live for years with┬ádementia. While it can be difficult to think of these diseases as terminal, they do … Read More→
_ Aggressive End-of-Life Care Not Always Best By Jane Farrell article For patients with advanced cancer, end-of-life aggressive care — chemotherapy, mechanical ventilation, acute hospitalizations and intensive care unit admissions — … Read More→
Hospice Senior Health Is Hospice Use Alone a Good Indicator of Quality of End-of-Life Care? By Jane Farrell article Hospice use is commonly accepted as an indicator of quality of end-of-life care. However, when researchers in the U.S. studied … Read More→
_ Medical Care End-of-Life Care Often Inadequate By article People whose loved ones are dying appear to be significantly dissatisfied with the care the patients are getting, according to … Read More→
Aging Well Medical Care Senior Health A Call to Action for End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes By article End-of-life care for nursing home residents has long been associated with poor symptom control and low family satisfaction. With more … Read More→
_ Pets End-of-Life Pet Care By Jane Farrell article As any pet owner can tell you, companion animals are part of your family. You love them, you take care of them, you play with them. Someday, though, the inevitable will come: your pet will become seriously ill and pass away. Most pets don’t die suddenly; they usually become ill and linger for a while. How can you make your companion’s last days good ones, and when is it time for him or her to go? The experts at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) have some answers.
_ Health Hospice vs. Palliative Care: What's Better for Your Loved One? By Jane Farrell article Hospice or palliative care? Many people think they are one and the same, but that is not exactly accurate. Each … Read More→
_ Medical Care End-of-Life Conversations with Non-Clinical Workers Bring Patient Satisfaction By Jane Farrell article Patients with advanced cancer who spoke with a trained nonclinical worker about personal care goals were more likely to subsequently … Read More→
_ Medicare Study Debunks the Notion That Large Chunks of Medicare Go to Lost Causes By Sondra Forsyth article Around 25 percent of Medicare spending in the U.S. occurs in the last year of people’s lives. This is sometimes … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health It's a Real Thing: Taking Psychedelic Drugs to Ease End-of-Life Anxiety By Sondra Forsyth article *Sheila, a 57-year-old patient diagnosed six months earlier with terminal cancer sat in my office, twisting Kleenex in her fingers. … Read More→
_ Caregiving A Better Way for Families to Care for the Dying By Sondra Forsyth article Although 70 percent of Americans die from chronic disease, most do not make their preferences for end of life care … Read More→
_ New Report Reveals Sharp Increases in AlzheimerΓÇÖs Prevalence, Deaths and Cost of Care By Jane Farrell article A new report from the AlzheimerΓÇÖs Association reveals the staggering cost of that illness and other dementias, while an accompanying … Read More→
_ Aging Well Who Makes Your Medical Decisions? How to Stay in Control with Palliative Care By Sondra Forsyth article Most emergency patients rely on physicians to tell them what to do. But if a patient says the following four … Read More→
_ Caregiving Helping Aging Loved Ones Who Resist Care By Sondra Forsyth article National Family Caregivers Month, Novemeber, is an ideal time to reflect on both the responsibilities and rewards of being a … Read More→
_ Aging Well End-of-life Decision-Making for People with Intellectual Disabilities By Sondra Forsyth article A 2017 study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and published in the Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual … Read More→
_ Most Adults Don't Have Advance Care Directives By Jane Farrell article Although advance directives are crucial ΓÇô the primary tool for individuals to communicate their wishes if they become incapacitated and … Read More→
_ Wills & Estates Leave The Legacy You Want with This End-of-Life Checklist By Jane Farrell article A lifetime of hard work may have rewarded you with a nice home and hefty bank accounts, but what happens … Read More→
_ Medical Care Two Kinds of Medicare By Jane Farrell article Seniors who get their health coverage through Medicare Advantage plans, which are run by health insurance companies, are likely to … Read More→