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Altus Healthcare & Hospice, Inc. talks Hospice Care – LIVING WELL Magazine

September 14, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Hospice Care: The Medical Communities’ Best Kept Secret

Courtesy Altus Healthcare & Hospice, Inc., North Atlanta LIVING WELL Magazine
The old adage of “doctor knows best” is growing more and more obsolete as the years go by. That isn’t meant to disparage physicians, they do their best; but in general, as patients, we assume our physicians know exactly what we want. And naturally, physicians believe they know what our goals for treatment are––to be cured. […]

River Region Hospice on Excellence in Bereavement Care – LIVING WELL Magazine

September 3, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Hospice: Excellence in Bereavement Care

Avis LaGrange MSW, LCSW, CHA, Community Educator, River Region Hospice, New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazine
River Region Hospice understands that losing someone you love is a life altering experience. Each of us journey through this process we commonly call grief in our own way and at our own pace. […]

The Denver Hospice on palliative care brings comfort – LIVING WELL Magazine

August 8, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Palliative care brings comfort

Courtesy The Denver Hospice, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
Mitch Todd sits quietly with a patient who was recently diagnosed with a serious illness. Other family members are there, too. He listens. […]

Home Hospice of Grayson on patients and pets – LIVING WELL Magazine

July 24, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Patients and Pets
Sherry Little, Executive Director, Home Hospice of Grayson, Cooke & Fannin Counties
As we age, become ill, and ultimately walk through our final journey, we tend to lose the life we have built over the years; not all at once, but in bits and pieces, giving up one thing today and something else tomorrow. […]

River Region Hospice on Excellence in Bereavement Care – LIVING WELL Magazine

July 19, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Hospice: Excellence in Bereavement Care
Avis LaGrange MSW, LCSW, CHA, River Region Hospice, New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazine

River Region Hospice understands that losing someone you love is a life altering experience. […]

Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care on Understanding Hospice – LIVING WELL Magazine

May 23, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Understanding Hospice
Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine)

Recently, several articles documenting the benefits of hospice care have appeared in prestigious national publications. […]

The Denver Hospice, "Hospice means quality of life" – LIVING WELL Magazine

May 16, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Hospice means quality of life

Courtesy The Denver Hospice

Florence Gruchey gazes out the window of the log cabin her family homesteaded in the Colorado mountains. Birds scurry to the birdfeeder as the sun pours into the room. Florence is a hospice patient living life to its fullest. […]

Victory Home Health & Hospice on What is Hospice? – LIVING WELL Magazine

May 10, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

What Is Hospice?

Joan Weems, RN, Owner/Administrator Victory Home Health & Hospice, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

What is hospice? That is a question I am often asked. It is difficult to explain in a very few words, but hospice is an approach to healthcare that is designed to support the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of those who have life-limiting illnesses or conditions. […]