Park Cities Healthcare

08/14/2017

https://www.facebook.com/AARP/posts/10155104521423960

Here's how to evaluate their health, safety and quality of life.

07/14/2017

This is why I left organized hospice to start Park Cities Healthcare, and why it is crucial to have us involved alongside or in place or organized hospice as the Medicare benefit does not provide the caregiving service, and its a stunning realization as the hospice nurse leaves the family alone with their dying loved one...they are expected to do the care themselves, and while they may be fully capable, it is often just too much for them to handle.

This is not the work of a benevolent medical system.

06/20/2017

Whether you have cancer or heart disease or diabetes, dying has its own biology and symptoms. It’s a diagnosis in itself.

04/27/2017

Palliative care isn't just about easing suffering at end of life. It’s also appropriate for patients dealing with pain or side effects anywhere along the cancer continuum. But not all patients, or doctors, realize this. Two Fred Hutch experts discuss the latest research, and the stigma, surrounding…

03/18/2017

https://www.facebook.com/Linda.C.Hoke/posts/10211179122026997

An ER physician laments the often-excessive care of older adults at the end of life, portraying it as a failure to recognize the full measure of their humanity.

02/12/2017

https://twitter.com/nbcnightlynews/status/824770951040561156

“WATCH: : 31-year-old invites his ailing 89-year-old neighbor to become his roommate - ”

10/26/2015

A brilliant AP to help families caring for their loved ones, and multitasking parents with childrens needs, balance it all out without losing their marbles!

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07/07/2015

Its usually the adult children who need to push the doctors for the end of life discussion before it's too late.

Dr. Ken Murray wrote an essay a decade ago about how the gentler care doctors choose at the end of life stands apart. His work still shapes how some doctors talk to patients about death.

05/03/2015

Very informative article about the future of long-term care policies

The policies are getting pricier, harder to find and increasingly difficult to justify as a worthwhile purchase.

03/31/2015

Good home care and the growing availability of small group homes can make end of life care so much more peaceful...

The doctors want to know if my mother is on Coumadin. They want to know if she is in any pain. They ask her her name. She can answer none of these questions. When she slipped out of her whee...

03/27/2015

Brilliant idea!

Many with Alzheimer's are at their most active after dark. A New York care facility has launched an after-hours camp-style program to entertain them until the morning—and help their caregivers get some sleep.