On April 19 this year, the nation celebrated its first National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). The National Healthcare decisions Day was designed to help Americans understand that making future healthcare decisions includes much more than deciding what care they would or would not want regarding their health. This initiative also advocates “expressing preferences, clarifying values, identifying care preferences and selecting an agent to express healthcare decisions if patients are unable to speak for themselves.”
Filed under: Death & Dying, Death Care News, Death Practices, Other Legal Matters, Wills & Estate Planning on June 25th, 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 »
Do you want to end your days tied up to medical equipment without a chance to recover? Many have watched as other people have made the decision to “pull the plug” on loved ones after years of medical care and expense. If you do not want to put your loved ones through this trauma, the best thing to do is to work with a hospice to make sure your last wishes are known.
Filed under: Caregivers, Hospice, Other Legal Matters, Wills & Estate Planning on December 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »