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for care, and choosing a provider Topic Index Home Health Care Overview Hospice Care ... Overview Paying for Home Health and Hospice Care Choosing a Provider Patient Rights Elder Care ... home health, home health care, hospice, hospice care, elder care

for care, and choosing a provider Topic Index - Home Health, Hospice, and Elder Care Home ... Home Environment Safe Assistive Equipment for the Home Hospice Care Overview Palliative ... home health, home health care, hospice, hospice care, elder care

to prevent and treat symptoms in people with a serious illness. Palliative care is available at any ... . Your oncologist may also act as the lead healthcare provider for all your cancer care. Oncology

Caring for Someone Who Has COVID-19 Your loved one has a COVID-19 infection, and you're caring ... for them at home. Let's talk about how to do it safely. Isolate them First, isolate the sick person

healthcare provider about your home health or hospice care needs. When looking for a provider ... departments makes a home health or hospice care provider eligible for Medicare (and sometimes Medicaid ... home care provider;hospice care provider;home health provider;elder care provider;P00599

in an emergency room (ER). Emergency room (ER) The ER is for only serious illness and injury. In ... even be done at a disaster site. It depends on the extent of your illness or injury. In many cases ... 84671;understanding health care facilities;health care facilities;health care providers;primary ... care physician;physician, primary care;doctor, primary care;hospital;emergency room;er;urgent care

Home Care ... Terminally ill Home healthcare is not the right choice for everyone. In most cases, the person ... Overview What is home healthcare? When you or a family member needs medical care, in some cases, this ... home health;home health care;home care;P00611

provide dignity, pain control, and comfort care in the home or at special facilities. Hospice does not ... consent. An advance medical directive is a form that lets a person plan ahead for the care they'd ... illness;terminally ill;end of life care;hospice;advance directives;Senior Health;do-not-resuscitate;do ... directive;request for no cardiopulmonary resuscitation;no CPR;cardiopulmonary resuscitation;cpr;terminal

colds by following the tips at the end of this sheet. There is no cure for the common cold. An older ... child is 3 months or younger, call your child's healthcare provider at the first sign of illness. A ... 84562;kid care: colds;colds, child, management at home

When a Loved One Has a Mental Illness ... Caring for someone you love who is sick or disabled is never easy. When the illness affects ... Someone with a Mental Illness    Caring for someone you love who is sick or disabled is never easy ... mental illness;helping mental illness;depression;schizophrenia;bipolar disorders;anxiety disorders;understand mental illness;2748

residences for people who are too frail or ill to live at home, and who need constant care. Nursing homes ... , Home Health Care, and Hospice Care. Types of long-term care settings Here is a look at the ... long-term care;understanding long-term care;long-term care types;long-term care available;custodial care;skilled care

*End Stage Dementia Care ... . This is end-of-life care that can be done in a skilled nursing facility, hospice center, or at home ... caring for your loved one at home, you may want to explore other care choices at this time. These ... 41129;Caring for End-stage dementia;end-stage dementia, care

What is Elder Care? ... people keep caring for the person at home. This is done even though it becomes physically and ... . The responsibilities of those who provide care for them increase, too. What is involved in ... elder care;elder care statistic;elder care facility;assisted living facility;residential care facility;skilled nursing facility;P00600

*Mastectomy Home Recovery ... reduce back strain. Other women wear them for appearance. Some women don't use them at all. Talk ... learn how to empty the bulb and care for the drain site. Lymphedema Swelling of the arm and ... ;at home post op care from mastectomy;at home postoperative care from mastectomy;home care, mastectomy ... 85764;mastectomy: healing at home;mastectomy recovery at home;recovering from mastectomy, at home

*Hospice Care Dyspnea ... Caring for Shortness of Breath (Dyspnea) Shortness of breath or breathlessness (dyspnea) is common in ... Shortness of breath (dyspnea) is common in people with serious or advanced illness. It makes ... 41127;Hospice: understanding and caring for dyspnea;dyspnea, dying

Ill Child Care of the Terminally Ill Child Home A Child's Concept of Death Discussing Death ... Detailed information on care of the terminally ill child Topic Index - Care of the Terminally ... child death, Anticipatory Grief, Dying Child, Supportive Care Child, Palliative Care Child, Hospice Care child, Dying Process, Grief, Bereavement

family. If a loved one is going to be cared for at home, the family should understand what care is ... setting. Others don't feel they can emotionally handle end-of-life-care and death at home. Read on ... order;autopsy decisions;palliative hospice care;right to refuse treatment

A durable power of attorney for health care is only as good as the person you name to be your ... talk to about the care you want and what's important to you Someone who supports your treatment ... choosing an agent;designating a power of attorney;durable power of attorney;health care power of

with your recovery. Home care After you go home: You may have some bruising in the area where ... the vein was removed. This is normal. For the first 2 weeks after surgery, don't stand for long ... discharge instructions for ligation and stripping of varicose veins;varicose vein surgery recovery;86411;vascular

Planning for End-of-Life Care for COPD ... eventual need for palliative care. This is care aimed at making you as comfortable as possible ... . Palliative care is always part of end-of-life care. But it can also be part of care for anyone at ... COPD;chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;end-of-life care;advance directive;18902