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How to choose a hospice residence

By Angela Penny When a loved-one enters hospice, it is a very difficult time for everyone because it is the end of a life-journey. Often, end of life care is provided at home by family members, with a hospice team visiting the family throughout the week. At times this becomes a hardship, physically and emotionally, [...]

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When a loved-one needs special care in a facility setting

By Micha Shalev An Alzheimer’s sufferer residing in a facility will likely depend on personnel to provide personal assistance. He or she may be able to take a bath one day and not the next. This does not indicate that the individuals are being mean, stubborn or manipulative. Because of the disease, he or she [...]

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