Hospice Provides Hope Many people often equate hospice care as “the end” or with the thought of giving up on… Read more »
Category: Hospice and Palliative Care Articles
Myths & Facts about Hospices
As a Strategic Account Manager for Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region I like to start many of my educational in-services and community events with a question: “What do you think of when you hear the word ‘hospice’?” As you can imagine, depending on the crowd I receive a multitude of answers to that question. Based on these answers I wanted to share some of the most common hospice myths and misconceptions that our staff must overcome when educating the Charlotte community about end of life care.
Hospice Provides Hope
by Lance Danko, Area Vice President-Hospice PruittHealth Many people often equate hospice care as “the end” or with the thought… Read more »
National Healthcare Decision Day: April 16
National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is a national initiative to encourage adults of all ages to plan ahead of a… Read more »
Hospice: Then and Now
by Larry Dawalt, Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region What do you think of when you hear the word hospice? For… Read more »
Palliative Medicine and Quality of Life
Can Palliative Medicine Improve my Quality of Life Now? by Beth Martin, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC, ACHPN Rosa and Bill have… Read more »
Gifts: What Can’t be Wrapped
by Jim Cooper So, what comes to your mind when you think about the whole concept of gifts? For those… Read more »
Hospice Provides Comfort and Peace
by Patti Ellis McMurry, Vice President of Access, Hospice Cleveland County The term ‘hospice’ originally meant a place of rest… Read more »
Together Again: Mind, Body and Spririt
by Carol Anne Lawler, Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region I don’t know about you, but I tend to get… Read more »
Understanding Hospice: The Many Benefits
by Annette Miller, Area Director of Operations, Gentiva Hospice “I would not have made it without hospice.” “You are just… Read more »
