Bruce Birnberg, Executive Director of Stein Hospice [3rd from left], joined a distinguished panel of non-profit hospices facilitated by National Hospice & Palliative Care’s, Sue Lyn Schramm [2nd from left], in Virginia on...
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Read moreSometimes those hot days of summer can leave us feeling a little hazy and forgetful, or maybe our memories could generally just use a little helpful sharpening. A fun and informative opportunity for enhancing one’s memory, “Fun with Memory...
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Benefit of End-Stage Chemotherapy Is Questioned by: Pam Belluck It is an excruciating question for cancer patients with a prognosis of only months to live. Should they try another round of chemotherapy? Guidelines for oncologists say no for very...
Read moreBruce Birnberg, Executive Director of Stein Hospice, was interviewed on International Dialogues on WS Radio. The radio interview aired live on June 24, 2015 and is divided into four segments. Listen to the radio interview at...
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Why ‘Progressives’ Embrace Assisted Suicide – Ira Byock, MD Ira Byock is a palliative care physician, lecturer, professor and author. An article in Politico.com shares Byock’s views on physician-assisted suicide, hospice, palliative care...
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BB King Spent Weeks on Hospice Care B.B. King, whose scorching guitar licks and heartfelt vocals made him the idol of generations of musicians and fans while earning him the nickname King of the Blues, died late Thursday at home in Las Vegas. He...
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This week Bruce Birnberg, LCSW , Executive Director of Stein Hospice, spoke to 87 AARP members at the North Brunswick Senior Center. His talk entitled “The Hospice Revolution” described the evolution of hospice from a barely organized...
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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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