Messages from Rita

What Is Hospice

What is hospice?   It is not a place, but a philosophy of care. It provides pain and symptom management, emotional support, spiritual care, and bereavement counseling for the patient and the family. The Medicare hospice benefit was designed to bring the care to…

What Is Hospice

What is hospice?   It is not a place, but a philosophy of care. It provides pain and symptom management, emotional support, spiritual care, and bereavement counseling for the patient and the family. The Medicare hospice benefit was designed to bring the care to…

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Coping with Grief

Grief is a natural reaction to loss — we must grieve to heal. The words “grief” and “mourning” are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Grief is one’s own private, inner response to a loss. Mourning is the outward expression…

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Caregiving can be difficult. You are not alone.

Caring for Caregivers

Being a caregiver is an important and rewarding role. The benefits of caregiving do not just apply to the recipient. Often, those providing the care benefit from gaining a greater sense of purpose and new life skills. However, when speaking with a caregiver,…

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