Items about 'In-Home Care'
Nursing Committee
This committee offers educational programs and networking opportunities for palliative care and/or hospice nurses. If you want to become involved, please contact us.
Local Hospices
Calvary Hospital Hospice
Calvary Hospital
1740 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
718-279-2586
Hospice Care in Westchester &
Putnam
Rose Rosenberg, R.N. …READ MORE…
Cancer Support and Information
American Cancer Society
2 Lyon Place
White Plains, NY 10601
914-949-4800
Calvary Hospital Hospice
1740 Eastchester Road …READ MORE…
Counseling Services and Support Groups for the End of Life
Agencies offering support groups and individual psychological counseling for patients at the end of life and their care givers, and for survivors in Westchester include:
Alzheimer’s Association
6 locations
914-428-1919
Support groups for caregivers …READ MORE…
Useful Web Sites
End of Life: Topics and Organizations Links
Aging with Dignity
Five Wishes approach to Advance Directives
Americans for Better Care of the Dying
Advocacy group to improve care at the end of life.
Caring Connections
A program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), Caring Connections is a national consumer engagement initiative …READ MORE…
Terminal Patients Prefer Less Costly In-Home End-of-Life Care
By David Douglas
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 03 – In-home palliative care for terminally ill patients can improve patient satisfaction while reducing medical care costs, researchers report in the July issue of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society. The team says the findings provide “strong evidence for reforming end-of-life care.” …READ MORE…
Understanding Hospice – An Underutilized Option for Life’s Final Chapter
By Gail Gazelle, MD
New England Journal of Medicine, July 26, 2007
It was Mr. G.’s third exacerbation of congestive heart failure in the past 6 months. Eighty-three years old, he had New York Heart Association class IV heart failure, end-stage coronary artery disease, and insulin-dependent diabetes. Although he had never wanted to be put on a ventilator, this time his shortness of breath was so terrifying that he felt he had no choice. After having a good response to diuresis, he was successfully extubated and transferred out of the coronary care unit.
Two days later, a hospitalist suggested to Mr. G. and his wife that given his advanced disease, he should consider going home and receiving hospice care there. Sensing the couple’s fear, she reassured them that death was not imminent and that members of the hospice staff would work to ensure the best possible quality of life. Relieved, Mr. G. acknowledged that he would prefer to avoid rehospitalization. …READ MORE…