Could My Loved One Have an Anxiety Disorder? Certainly, there are things to fret about as we grow older. We may face health challenges. We may have financial concerns. We may fear falling. We may worry about family members or the state of the...
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When trying to make decisions regarding your parent’s senior living care, there are many options to choose from. As you do your research and talk to people you know, you might come across some myths regarding assisted living communities. Here at...
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Hospice care does not have to be permanent stay. Patients have the right to withdraw from treatment at any time for any number of reasons. Some reasons include improvements in health, remission, or possible break-throughs or medical advances in...
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Many people believe that hospice care relies strictly on sedation as a major way to ease the pain of patients. This is patently false. The biggest fear people have who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness, is the process and pains of...
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One of the biggest concerns patients and their families have when deciding whether or not to use hospice care is medication. Many people fear hospice because they believe that stopping medications can lead to accelerating death. This isn’t...
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Hospice patients are eligible to receive hospice care wherever they feel most comfortable. Some Stein Hospice patients choose to receive services in their home. But services can be provided wherever someone lives (assisted living, nursing home...
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Many people believe hospice places a time limit on patient stays and hastens death. This belief is false. The Hospice Benefit is the most underused Medicare benefit. At Stein Hospice there is no time limit for how long a patient can receive...
Read moreBeets and Beans: Living and Dying with Hospice is a half-hour documentary that attempts to dispel some myths about what it means to work with a Hospice provider. The hospice video interweaves the rich journeys of patients, caregivers, and family...
Read moreThe most common myth about dying is that if we don’t talk about it, it won’t happen to us. We are all aware that everyone dies. Nobody is immune from life. As such, while we should not spend every waking moment waiting for death to arrive, we...
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