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What to Say when it is a Child that is Dying
Question: What do you say to the child - the parents - the family of a child who is dying on hospice care? The Hospice Care Plan...
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Feb 17, 20251 min read


How to Assess a Patient with Dementia
Question: When is a patient with dementia ready for hospice care? Patients must meet specific disease criteria as they decline that prove...
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Feb 14, 20251 min read


The Art and Science of Hospice Care
Question: How much technology is required in hospice care? The Hospice Care Plan Response: Brenda and I stay up on the latest research...
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Feb 13, 20251 min read


What is a Bowel Blockage?
Question: What happens when there hasn't been a BM in a long time and how do we fix it? Is it dangerous? The Hospice Care Plan: What is a...
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Feb 12, 20251 min read


Does morphine cause people to die faster?
Question: My uncle is on hospice and he has just been started on morphine. Is this going to make him die faster? The Hospice Care Plan...
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Feb 11, 20251 min read


My mom is going to be admitted to hospice, what can I expect?
Question: I want to be there when my mom is first admitted to hospice. What will happen in this first visit? The Hospice Care Plan...
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Feb 10, 20251 min read


Which Doctor Says My Dad Can be on Hospice?
Question: I think my dad is ready for hospice. Do I ask his primary doctor or his heart doctor? The Hospice Care Response: When a patient...
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Feb 9, 20251 min read


How should I care for my Patient's Wound on Hospice
Question: Is the the care and treatment of a wound different on hospice care than in other times of life? The Hospice Care Plan Response:...
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Feb 8, 20251 min read


Why don't have women have women aides and men tend to men?
Question: Should women have female aides assigned for their care and men have male aides? The Hospice Care Plan Response: It is...
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Feb 7, 20251 min read


Use a squeeze bottle to change a soiled brief!
Question: Some bowel movements are so large and sticky that cleaning takes a long time, uses so many disposable wipes and is hard on the...
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Feb 6, 20251 min read


Use a Gait Belt for Safe Transfers!
Question: How can I use a belt to help me transfer my mom from her bed to the wheelchair? The Hospice Care Plan Response: Using a gait...
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Feb 5, 20251 min read


What is Haldol?
Question: What is haloperidol and why is it used in hospice care? The Hospice Care Plan Response: Haloperidol (commonly known as Haldol)...
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Feb 4, 20251 min read


The Hospice Care Queens - We Deliver!
Where are the best YouTube videos for hospice, end of life and bed care support? The Hospice Care Plan Response: Join us in our mission...
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Feb 3, 20251 min read


When is my dad ready for hospice care - he has dementia
Question: When is an Azheimers patient ready for hospice care? The Hospice Care Plan Response: Patients with Dementia or Alzheimers...
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Feb 1, 20251 min read


This is Scary Patient Care!
Question: What to do when you enter a room and see a patient in this condition The Hospice Care Response: Oh my goodness, this is scary!...
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Jan 31, 20251 min read


Medicare requires specific criteria for hospice admission:
Question: My Aunt has COPD and had really declined recently. Should she be on hospice? The Hospice Care Plan Response: Patients Pulmonary...
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Jan 30, 20251 min read
When to just NOT transfer a patient out of bed...
Question: Thank you for the tips..my elderly dad (90ish ) has been helping my mom (85ish -just had hip surgery and is wheelchair bound)...
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Jan 29, 20251 min read


What is the oxygen level when a patient is dying?
Question: Is it important to monitor the oxygen level when a patient going into dying? The Hospice Plan of Care Response: Why do we...
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Jan 28, 20251 min read


My patient is raving and not making any sense? What is causing it?
Question: What is delirium, and what causes it? The Hospice Care Plan Response: Follow the pneumonic: CHIMBOP . Be the detective and...
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Jan 27, 20251 min read


Let Them Die, But How?
Question: My dad was always pretty stoic and kind of mad, and even though he's dying, he still seems really angry. The Hospice Plan of...
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Jan 25, 20251 min read
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