Screen LibraryDemystifying hospice : inside the stories of patients and caregivers /
"People often do not avail themselves of hospice care available to patients and families dealing with terminal illness, because they don't understand what it entails. Many wait until their last few days to request this extraordinary comfort care instead of using the full six months availab...
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"People often do not avail themselves of hospice care available to patients and families dealing with terminal illness, because they don't understand what it entails. Many wait until their last few days to request this extraordinary comfort care instead of using the full six months available to them through Medicare and other insurance options. Demystifying Hospice describes, through stories, good news about end-of-life issues. Written from the perspective of a licensed social worker with experience in public and private hospitals, hospice, and the American Cancer Society, these firsthand ac People often do not avail themselves of hospice care available to patients and families dealing with terminal illness because they don't understand what it entails. Clayton provides firsthand accounts of patients, family members, hospice workers, and others to illustrate the advantages of hospice care. Each account addresses some aspect of helping families through the caregiving and grieving processes, and offers comfort and understanding to readers who may be going through similar experiences. -- adapted from publisher info |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 170 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781538114940 1538114941 |
| Index Number: | R726 |
| CLC: | R48 |
| Call Number: | R48/C622 |
| Contents: |
First visits by the social worker -- Hospice care at home -- Caring for the caregiver -- Hospice in a place you call home -- Finding meaning -- Dramatic challenges -- Social isolation -- Saying goodbye -- Remembering -- Mixed feelings about end-of-life care -- Making good end-of-life decisions -- Reflections. |