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What to Know About Pain Management for Hospice
Unfortunately, one of the things patients with terminal illness experience all too often, along with their condition, is severe and/or chronic pain. One of the goals of hospice care in Ontario, California, is to minimize pain and increase comfort in patients with terminal illnesses. While many patients can assess and talk about the pain levels … Continue reading
Providing Support on a Spiritual Level to Patients in Hospice
For the most part, palliative care only involves assisting patients with a terminal illness with their medication and easing the pain or discomfort caused by their medical condition. It is not every day that we are reminded of the importance of addressing the spiritual side of dealing with the end-of-life. By spiritual, we don’t mean … Continue reading
Support to Individuals Who Lost a Loved One
The grief support group at Beacon Hospice Care, the trusted Hospice Care in Ontario, California, offers a different quality of support and connection that comes from being with people who have also recently experienced a loss of a loved one. Our grief support groups provide emotional support to people who need it the most. If … Continue reading
Family Caregiver Mistake: Not Planning Ahead
The vast majority of people who are caring for elderly or chronically ill loved ones will wait for a crisis to force them to make a decision about hospice care in Ontario, California. That’s understandable. It’s not easy to make a decision about how to provide care for a loved one. It’s much easier to … Continue reading
Tips to Prepare Yourself From Seniors’ Final Days
It’s hard to imagine living without our loved ones. They’ve been by our side for all the small and big moments of our lives. Yet, we know it’s something we will all have to face at some point in life. While we want to avoid talking about such heartbreaking topics, being emotionally and mentally unprepared … Continue reading
Benefits of Bereavement Counselling
We can experience loss at some point in our lives, and it often hit us harder than we expect. That is why we grieve. Grieving is a normal response or reaction to any form of loss, and is experienced differently by each individual. The process of adapting to a loss can vary from one person … Continue reading