Michele Sotelo considers herself a paramedic of hospice, supporting families in their time of need in a crisis; they are having difficulty with symptom management; at time of death; or the patient has had a fall and is injured.
Some, not all individuals in hospice care experience terminal restlessness or agitation as they come closer to end of life. What Is Terminal Restlessness? Terminal restlessness can be defined as: increased anxiety agitation confusion Witnessing a loved one experience terminal restlessness can be alarming to friends and family. Calm, kind …
Kimberly Mills, PhD, is the Volunteer Coordinator at Angels Grace Hospice in Illinois. She recruits and trains volunteers (many of them young pre-med students) to sit with the patients. She has been with Angels Grace for 5 and a half years, and has trained many volunteers.
With so much information available (and actually bombarding us) we think we know everything. But sometimes what we know is out-dated information, or only part of the story. Take hospice for instance. I’ve run into so many people who say, “Yes, I know about hospice” . . . and it …
Dr. Larry LaPalio is board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Care, Internal Medicine, and Geriatric Medicine. Hospice is his passion, he really loves taking care of people at the end-of-life, one of the neglected areas of medicine.
The definition of bereavement is: the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone. This is what happens when we experience a loss. The loss can be a person, pet, divorce, even age related losses such as ability to see, ambulate, remember all we grieve. Bereavement …
An advance directive is a legal document created by you and your attorney, providing clear instructions to your health care team and loved ones. The document serves as written instructions regarding health care decisions you want for your future. These directives also designate who you would like to make decisions …
