Are you seeking expert advice on how to work with an elderly parent? Do you want to find information about your own aging? Many experts, including lawyers, hospice nurses and nursing home advocates, have taken to the Web to offer their advice and knowledge through the following up-to-date blogs. Their information may be what you need to answer your questions about aging, deathcare and eldercare.
Filed under: Caregivers, Death & Dying, Grief and Grieving, Hospice, Hospice Basics, Patients, Traditions on August 21st, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Nearly two-thirds of Americans [PDF] believe the law should empower terminally-ill, competent patients to choose how they will end their lives. Yet, the AMA’s (American Medical Association) outspoken opposition to aid in dying has been cited by the Supreme Court and influences lower courts, state medical societies, and most important, legislatures.
Filed under: Caregivers, Death & Dying, Death Practices, Hospice, Patients on June 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
With the waxing popularity of hospice care for end-of-lfe support and health care, many hospitals, hospice or palliative care services and nursing homes are changing the language of death. In one specific incident, this language has changed from one of a negative connotation to that of a positive and natural process.
Filed under: Death & Dying on April 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
Embalming, as an art and a practice, began in ancient Egypt as mummification, and has grown throughout the centuries to become a necessity at times, a blasphemy to some and a horror to others. Embalming, in most modern cultures, is the art and science of temporarily preserving human remains to forestall decomposition and to make them suitable for display at a funeral. According to Wikipedia:
Filed under: Death & Dying, Funeral Arrangements, History of Funerals, Traditions on April 16th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Many topics about death care cover tangible items such as hospice, health, burials and funerals. And, almost everyone concerned with a death also is concerned with wills and asset management. Tangible assets include homes, property and other things you can touch and see. But, what happens to a person’s Web assets when they die?
Filed under: Death Care News, Estate Planning, Other Legal Matters, Wills & Estate Planning on March 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you are considering hospice care for yourself or a loved one, you might want to know about Hospice Patients Alliance (HPA). This group was formed in August 1998 as a non-profit means to serve the U.S. public with health care rights in a hospice situation. HPA was founded by nurse Ron Panzer, and the group was formed by hospice staff and health care professionals who felt that some patients were not receiving adequate death care during the end-of-life cycle.
Filed under: Hospice, Hospice Basics on February 9th, 2009 | No Comments »