by Candyl Eyster | Mar 3, 2015 | caregiver, Home health, palliative care
When an advanced illness strikes, a person’s quality of life may suddenly diminish. For many, their pain and symptoms can severely limit activities such as walking or leaving home. Added to that, families unexpectedly enter into a world of caregiving. ...
by Candyl Eyster | Jan 27, 2015 | alzheimers, caregiver, dementia, hospice care
As American Baby Boomers age, dementias and other chronic and debilitating diseases are predicted to rise, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). “The prevalence of Alzheimer’s dementia in the U.S. population is expected to...
by Candyl Eyster | Jan 22, 2015 | alzheimers, caregiver, dementia, hospice care
Alzheimer’s disease transforms people to the core, depleting their abilities to remember, think, communicate and connect with those they love. It’s common to associate Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia with the elderly, but that’s not all who are afflicted....
