When you’re caring for a loved one, you’re devoting nearly all of your time to making sure they’re healthy, happy, and loved. You’re taking your loved one to appointments, doing their cooking and cleaning, and providing companionship day in and day out. This immense responsibility is often done with minimal assistance. Caregiving is a selfless… Continue reading Is Caring for a Loved One Causing Burnout?
Topic: Hospice Care
November is National Hospice & Palliative Care Month
With each passing day, we all grow closer to the final chapters of our lives, and with very few exceptions, we will most likely experience a decline in our health along the way. For some of us, those changes will be gradual and subtle and for others it will be more pronounced and acute. Some… Continue reading November is National Hospice & Palliative Care Month
Coping with Cabin Fever for Seniors
As the weather starts to get warmer and we start to see blue sunny skies, we start to realize (if we haven’t already) how tired of the cold weather we are and how we may have become a little stir crazy! People in northern areas tend to become less tolerant of winter conditions as they… Continue reading Coping with Cabin Fever for Seniors
Notre Dame Palliative Care Program Featured in Hospice News
From Hospice News Notre Dame Health Care Center’s At Home division has launched a new palliative care program that will expand the company’s reach across central Massachusetts. Hospice News recently connected with Executive Director Susan Keefe of the At Home Division, who said that the move followed lessons learned from the implementation of a pediatric… Continue reading Notre Dame Palliative Care Program Featured in Hospice News
Top 3 Health New Year’s Resolutions for Seniors
With a light shining at the end of the pandemic tunnel, this past year has taught our community that strength and resilience can go a long way and that spending time with family and friends is something we should never take for granted. As 2021 comes to a close, it’s time to look forward to… Continue reading Top 3 Health New Year’s Resolutions for Seniors
How to Prepare Seniors for the Winter
As quickly as the leaves have changed colors, the temperatures are changing too! Before you know it, you’ll be trading in your light autumn cardigan for a heavy winter coat. Yes, that’s right! Winter will be here before you know it and it’s important to make sure your loved ones, particularly seniors, are well prepared… Continue reading How to Prepare Seniors for the Winter
Hospice vs. Palliative Care: What’s the Difference?
What should you know about the differences between Palliative Care & Hospice Care? What is Hospice Care? Hospice care is available to terminally ill patients and those who have been determined to have a life expectancy of less than six months. Hospice care is paid for by Medicare, private insurance, and state Medicaid programs. The… Continue reading Hospice vs. Palliative Care: What’s the Difference?
Choosing the Right Community for Your Loved One
Sometimes the best next step is placement in an eldercare community. There are so many facilities to choose from, it can be hard to figure out where to start. While eldercare communities can provide necessary assistance for activities such as housekeeping, meals, rehabilitation services, and skilled nursing care, there are many factors to consider when… Continue reading Choosing the Right Community for Your Loved One
Importance of Spirituality
The Oxford definition of spirituality is the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. However, it’s so much more than that. Spirituality comes from your inner energy that is expressed through your thoughts, feelings and actions found within. Some people find that spirituality is linked to their… Continue reading Importance of Spirituality