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Choosing a Hospice

You might be in the process of deciding how to provide the most appropriate care for your loved one and where you can make this happen. Foll

Recognizing Hospice and Palliative Care Month

This year’s theme for National Hospice and Palliative Care Month is “It’s about how you live!” We’re working with NHPCO to organize presenta

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia that effects the memory, thinking and behavior of an individual. Usually a person’s symptoms develop at slow pace and then grow to be worse over time. In some cases, symptoms may become sever enough to interfere with daily tasks. Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging, but is the most common form of dementia. It accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases and usually occurs when the person is about 60 years of age. Alzheimer’s

Grief and the Holidays presentations

BSA Hospice of the Southwest is offering Grief and the Holidays presentations in November and December to share tips and ideas to reevaluate

Hospice and Palliative Care Month

Hospice care has been around since 1948 and was founded by Dame Cicely Sanders. It began as a shelter for all weary and ill travelers. Since then hospice care has been revolutionized to help patients and families process end-of-life care. Hospice is a specialized facility that provides medical support and assists in the care of the terminally ill. The focus of hospice is to care for, not cure the patient. Hospice services are unique to each patient and may be provided in mult

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The Importance of Forgiveness

The Gift of Love at the End-of-Life

'My Soul And My Role Aligned' - How Hospice Workers Deal With Death

Why We Need to Take Pet Loss Seriously

What The Death Of My Daughter Is Teaching Me About Grief

Hospice…What?!?

Modern Love’s ‘Marry My Husband’ Essay Has A Follow-Up, 1 Year After Writer’s Death

Grief After Traumatic Loss

5 Tips for Visiting A Relative With Dementia in Hospice

End- Stage Dementia: When to Seek Hospice Care

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