What is Hospice Care? Hospice care is end of life care that is given to those with 6 months or less to live. When under hospice care, a patient agrees to stop all curative treatments and focus on pain relief. Hospice care is typically offered to those who are no longer responding to treatment, and [...]
If you’ve found yourself in a position to provide in-home care, or otherwise take an active role in helping a senior with elevated care needs, you’re likely wondering if there are any resources that can ease some of those burdens. You may have seen Cigna Healthcare come up a few times, though you might not [...]
A hard day’s work can take quite a bit out of you, and over time that physical and mental weariness can weigh you down. However, when a job or responsibility is constant (or near constant), and there are precious few opportunities to step away or take a break, it can become virtually unbearable. If self [...]
In most professions, you can tell how well someone is doing at their job by how often their customers come back for more. Health care, though, is kind of the opposite, especially when it comes to hospitals. Success in this context usually means not having to go back anytime soon. It’s not always easy […]
Have you ever woken up from a frightening or stressful dream, only for lucidity to linger just out of reach for a few minutes? That sense of disorientation, of confusion, of alarm, feeling like things are amiss but not fully understanding why? Experiences like those may be the closest analogs we have to what individuals […]
We all have to use them. And for a lot of people, a lot of the time, we do, without incident, and without difficulty. It’s simply…going to the bathroom. But just because it’s safe and easy for some—or even most—people does not mean that it’s effortless and risk-free for everyone. Bathroom safety is often [...]
Learn more about how you can help your loved ones with InHomeCare. Interventions save lives. Nurse intervention is considered the backbone of home care. It’s hard to overstate the importance of nurses in the healthcare system. Even for individuals receiving home nursing care, hospice, or assisted living support, nurses often [...]
Hospice care nurses represent a special branch of healthcare professionals dedicated to providing comfort, dignity, and quality of life to individuals facing terminal illness. Unlike traditional nursing roles focused on curative treatments, hospice nurses specialize in palliative care—the compassionate management of symptoms when cure is no longer possible or desired. These highly skilled registered nurses [...]
Healthcare can get incredibly complex with little warning. One minute you’re in the clinic for a standard checkup, then suddenly you’re making biweekly visits to specialists and visiting phlebotomists so often you have to check the orders to ensure the physician’s name isn’t Dr. Acula. So there’s no shame in taking a “just tell me [...]
The autism spectrum covers a surprisingly broad range of individuals, personalities, perspectives, strengths, and challenges. Especially in light of emerging research, improved diagnostic methods, and better awareness and public perception, people who previously assumed they were “just different” are learning there’s more to it than that. What autism looks like on the outside, and feels [...]