Education

Nutrition

For most of us, food is closely tied to life itself, but often appetite and food intake are lessened for the hospice patient.

Breathing Care

For a patient who is very ill, the process of getting air in and out of the lungs can be difficult at times. Fortunately, there are measures that can assist with breathing.

Pain Management

The fear and reality of pain are often major problems for the hospice patient. Most experts on pain encourage us all to trust the patient and believe that the pain is something that the person experiencing it knows the most about. Therefore, the patient can best tell the doctor and nurse how effective the different ways of relieving pain have been.

Bowel Elimination

Bowel elimination often changes as we grow older, but there are common ways to assist in regular bowel elimination.

Skin Care

It is important to try and keep the skin in good condition. Unfortunately, this is one of the most difficult problems in caring for bed-bound patients.

End of Life Signs & Symptoms

Many caregivers wonder about the changes that occur in the patient just before death. They want to be prepared and take the right actions.