Understanding the Different Roles of Support When a Patient Enters Hospice Care
Entering hospice care can be quite the role reversal for families who may have previously taken a back seat in their loved one’s care to...
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- Nov 28, 2018
- 2 min
Important Things to Consider In Dividing and Assigning Caregiving Duties
Caring for a loved one can be a full-time job where even the best multitaskers may quickly find themselves overwhelmed. With many...
- Nov 12, 2018
- 3 min
What Families of New Hospice Patients Should Know About the Hospital Discharge Transition to Home
Hospice and palliative care caregivers have lots of questions around hospital discharge. Learn more from the Visiting Nurse Association.
- Jun 19, 2018
- 2 min
Nursing Assistants Week: Cheryl Crawley
Cheryl Crawley was not an only child, but it felt that way. As the youngest of four, her nearest sibling was ten years older, so memories...
- Jun 18, 2018
- 2 min
Nursing Assistants Week: Jasmine King
Jasmine King grew up near the Missouri Botanical Gardens in downtown St. Louis, and her family's roots have always been intertwined in...
- Jun 15, 2018
- 2 min
Nursing Assistants Week: Alene Martin
Caregiving has always been a part of life for Alene Martin. As the second of five children, she spent a lot of her adolescence helping...
- May 22, 2018
- 3 min
5 Insights Caregivers Wish They’d Known Before Caring for a Loved One
For over 30 years, VNA nurses and aides have supported caregivers of patients we serve. Through our support, we’ve listened to thousands...
- May 14, 2018
- 2 min
Answers to key questions on Parkinson’s Disease at end-of-life
When is it the right time to seek out hospice care for a loved one suffering from Parkinson’s? In true Parkinson's disease, a person...
- Nov 14, 2017
- 3 min
LET THERE BE LIGHT | Part 1: A Path to Acceptance at the End of Life Journey
It is said that God only gives us the life he knows we can handle, but during the end-of-life stage, limits become challenged and it is...
- Jul 13, 2017
- 3 min
The Share and Prepare Series, part 5: Explaining Advance Directives
Throughout the #shareandprepare series, we’ve stressed the importance of writing down end-of-life care wishes. These written...
- Jun 21, 2017
- 3 min
The Share and Prepare Series, part 3: Talking with Doctors about End-of-Life Care.
Once our patients have discussed their end of life care wishes with their loved ones, it is important for them to decide how and when to...
- Nov 23, 2016
- 2 min
Dealing with grief over the holidays
The holidays can be one of the most difficult times of the year to manage grief with the festive season often making the loss of a family...
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