Former President Jimmy Carter is changing the conversation around hospice care. Nearly eight months into receiving at-home care, he’s helping families better understand what it means to comfort ailing loved ones and recently celebrated his 99th birthday. Carter\’s hospice experience has dispelled two of the biggest myths about hospice; that it’s only for the final […]
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By Kenneth J. Doka \”I thought the funeral would bring me some closure and I could move on.\” Comments like this are often heard by grief counselors. Somehow, we are told, there is an action or event that can bring us some sort of finality, or release, from our grief. The event could be the
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Over the past couple of weeks, hospice patient, Kim Feehan of Stryker experienced the well-worn idiom, “Have your cake and eat it too.” The 52-year-old received two special wishes from the Angel Foundation, a nonprofit organization operated by CHP Home Care & Hospice that grants wishes to terminally ill adults living in Ohio. The first
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To see Bobbie Schulte of Van Wert today, you\’d never imagine where she was just seven months ago. The journey of healing she\’s experienced over the past three months is remarkable. Schulte suffers from severe arthritis. She has undergone six painful surgeries which completely replaced her spine from skull to tailbone, leaving her bedridden, riddled
When a loved one lives with a severe or life-threatening illness, it impacts their quality of life, their family and friends, and caregivers. Cancer, chronic lung disease, heart disease, and dementia are just some of the conditions that they must manage. Getting through each day presents multiple challenges for care recipients and their caregivers. Performing
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BY LISA PIPER – focusonthefamily.com If you ask me what kind of car my brother has, I’d say, “Hmmm…it’s blue.” If you ask my dad, he’d smile with joy and say, “It’s a 1969 Dodge Super Bee with a 440 engine.” What does that have to do with hospice home care? I think that there
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CHP Adult Day Centers in Archbold, Celina, and Van Wert, provide a safe, secure setting for individuals who need supervision during the day or who would benefit from additional social engagement outside their homes. There are more than 7,500 adult day care centers in the U.S. according to the National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA).
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The term “hospice” has been trending on Google and social media since it was recently announced that former president Jimmy Carter would be transitioning into it. If you’re not familiar with this common end-of-life care option, here’s what to know about hospice, who is eligible, how it’s beneficial, and more. What Is Hospice? Hospice care
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1. Adult Day Care gives family caregivers the break they need. CHP Adult Day Centers in Archbold, Celina, and Van Wert provide a safe and engaging atmosphere where elderly and disabled adults can spend their day. This care option allows family caregivers to have a break from their caregiving responsibilities while knowing their loved one\’s daily
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By Barbara Karnes I received a letter from a woman whose father recently died. She explained all the surgeries, medical interventions, TPN, gastrostomy, multiple catheters, medicines, and hospitalizations that she, her father, and their family dealt with over an 18-month period. She lamented that no one in the medical arena, except one woman who used
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