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It’s estimated that 70 percent of Americans have not completed a living will.

Filed under: Hospice, Wills & Estate Planning on July 1st, 2010 | No Comments »

The following definitions are used by the American Hospital Association to define terms used in and about advance directives. These terms, which are part of a brochure provided to help patients, families and the hospitals that serve them, presents key resources to enhance educational efforts and to raise awareness around the important issue of advance directives.

Filed under: Death & Dying, Hospice, Other Legal Matters on September 25th, 2009 | No Comments »

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 »

Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV ) and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced a more expansive, comprehensive version of their Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act (S. 1150) with Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Tom Carper (D-DE) as original cosponsors.

Filed under: Death Care News, Hospice on June 8th, 2009 | No Comments »

NHF (National Hospice Foundation) supports the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s quality and research initiatives, hospice/palliative care provider education activities, consumer engagement and caregiver services and global hospice partnerships.

Filed under: Caregivers, Death Care News, Hospice on June 7th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

When the photography exhibit “The Art of Caring” opened on May 16 at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), the National Hospice Foundation was proud to be present as a “Caring Partner” for the section on “Remembering.”

Filed under: Caregivers, Death & Dying, Death Practices, Hospice, Hospice Basics on June 7th, 2009 | No Comments »

Have you thought about dying at home? In the past, that’s all that our ancestors could do – provided they weren’t killed or died accidentally away from the home. In Canada, it seems that more people are choosing the option to die at home, despite free medical care at their hospitals.

Filed under: Hospice, Patients on May 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

More than 1,600 hospice and palliative care leaders, managers and industry experts gathered in Washington, DC this week to discuss issues involving healthcare reform.

Filed under: Hospice on April 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »

Medicare Part A is the portion of Medicare that is available premium-free to all eligible individuals. This part of Medicare benefits provides services associated with hospital, hospice, skilled nursing care and home health care. While you may have read that Medicare Part A covers all costs incurred with hospice, or palliative, care, this is not the case when it comes to custodial care.

Filed under: Hospice, Insurance Plans and Hospice Care on April 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Do you use Twitter? If not, you probably wonder what the Twitter fuss is all about. If you’re using Twitter, you may think that those who don’t use it just don’t “get it.” Whether or not you use Twitter, you might be surprised to learn that this social media tool has penetrated the death care industry.

Filed under: Cemeteries, Death & Dying, Hospice on March 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment »