Nurses Assistants describe signs of dying among older people in a nursing home
In Sweden the Nurses Assistants provide much of the direct care, similar to Personal Support Workers (HCAs, CCAs etc.) in Canada. In this study they were interviewed and shared what they observed in the last days and hours before a person’s death. They identified clear physical changes as well as more subtle changes. Recommendations include: […]
Working with passion and a desire to change lives… (and having some fun at the same time…)
The past few weeks Ted and I have been in Ontario. First at the Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Conference (HPCO), and now at the National Association of Career Colleges (NACC). In between we met with a class of PSW students with the Catholic Continuing Education School Board program (CESBA) , and leaders from Ontario Community […]
Dr Samir Sinha – presented at the Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Conference
With our aging demographics, it is vital that we prepare a health care system to provide the care that will be needed. Ontario politicians suggest that Ontario is the best place to live and the best place to grow old. Dr Samir Sinha presented the Ontario Seniors Strategy at the Hospice Palliative Care Ontario conference last […]
To hydrate or not to hydrate, this is the question!
For decades we have asked, is it better to hydrate someone who is no longer able to swallow in their last days and hours, or is it better to not intervene? Finally, the research we have all been waiting for… a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized study… “Parenteral Hydration in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial” […]
