NEWS & ARTICLES FROM LIFE & DEATH MATTERS
A short but interesting interview with Diane Meir, palliative care geriatrician. Diane addresses how and why she uses twitter to increase the literacy of the
Today, I read of a study where 189 patients were followed over a two year period, and where the researchers found that nearly half of
The CHPCA Model to Guide Care outlines the “Process of Providing Care”. Unlike the Nursing Process (assess, plan, implement and evaluate) that I learned as
“Food, the Four Letter Word in End of Life Care” Join us in Nanaimo for a day with the Dieticians. At the end of the
Are you interested in dementia and Alzheimer’s care? Kath is offering a webinar with Janice Robinson entitled “The Best of Both Worlds – A Palliative
Some dying people do not want to talk about their dying. Sometimes it is the family that does not want to talk about dying. Elizabeth
We are honouring Health Care Workers by providing a place to share their stories as well as the stories of people that have worked with
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are by their diagnosis terminal illnesses. Over the past few years dementia care and hospice palliative care have turned their
They are known by many different names, Personal Support Workers, Health Care Workers, Community Health Workers, Home Support Workers, Resident Care Assistants, and Health Care
Forbes Hospice recognizes that friends and family often have similar questions. Their hospice team developed a Question Prompt Sheet (QPS) which they can give to
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