Blog: Hospice & Palliative Care Insights - September 2016
Nursing Care Plans for the Palliative Care Patient: Success Everyone Likes
Mr. Schmidt was living with COPD. His local hospital considered him one of their “frequent fliers,” because he visited the Emergency Department (ED) six times in the past three months due to exacerbations in his condition. When a few months passed without seeing Mr. Schmidt, the ED team started to wonder when his next visit would be.
How Palliative Care Supports Dialysis Patients
Our kidneys are part of our body's filtration system. When they are functioning properly, they filter waste and extra water out of our blood to make urine. This helps to control our chemical levels and blood pressure. It also keeps our bones healthy and helps our body produce red blood cells to carry fresh oxygen throughout our body.
Community Generosity Makes Gift of a Day Events Possible
As a Gift of a Day coordinator with Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care, I am so blessed to have a job where we give our patients the gift of a perfect day to do whatever they wish. I am told “thank you” so often for the great Gift of a Day events we provide for our patients, but we could not make these events so special without the generosity of our community.
Hospice Volunteer Makes a Special Bond
Posted on September 11, 2016
Volunteers for Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care come into our hospice patients’ lives at a unique time. Some, like Pat, quickly form incredible bonds with their patients.
A Perfect Day in Hospice: It’s Movie Magic for a Green, Ohio Hospice Patient and Her Family
Joan Tovissi has always loved movies – especially the classic movie musicals. But because of her illness, it had been a long time since she enjoyed an outing.