5. “Do you lose control of your bodily fluids immediately?” Hospice Nurse Julie: Not everyone at the end of life will lose control of their body fluids. It’s not like everyone will suddenly urinate and defecate because they have died. However, I would say at the end of life in the actively dying phase, everyone will … Read more
What if a cat could predict when someone was going to die? That’s exactly what Oscar the therapy cat became known for at Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island. In fact, geriatrician and Brown University health researcher Dr. David Dosa, who worked with Steere House patients and witnessed Oscar in action, … Read more
“From my experience, the more we prepare ourselves, the more we know what it actually looks like, we alleviate a lot of that fear, and we can better be there for our loved ones.” View Entire Post › Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanavalko/hospice-nurse-explains-actively-dying-phase-tiktok
Steve Harwell (56) of the band Smash Mouth widely known for its 1999 No. 1-charting hit song, “All Star” has reportedly entered hospice care and is nearing the final days of his life. Harwell’s manager told TMZ that the lead singer struggled with alcoholism for several years and is now succumbing to liver failure, which … Read more
Hospice nurse Julie McFadden, who runs the TikTok account @hospicenursejulie, discusses death and the different end-of-life phenomenons that may occur. What happens right before you die? It’s something I never really thought about, but once again, TikTok has enlightened me and taught me some very important life lessons… or should I say death lessons? Hospice … Read more
Getty Image On Saturday, it was announced that Jimmy Carter — the 39th American president and, at 98, the nation’s oldest-ever commander-in-chief — would begin receiving home hospice care. “After a series of short hospital stays, former US President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive … Read more
A man wanted to know if he was in the wrong for putting his mother into hospice care when she said his late wife’s child is not his son. Source: https://www.distractify.com/p/man-sends-mom-to-hospice
TikTok footage from a California hospice center recently went viral, showing a group of medical staffers stuck in the center. Hospice Lens Center, known as user @hospicelens on TikTok, uploaded the footage, captioning it, “Let’s take care of these healthcare heroes.” As of Friday, the video reached nearly 300,000 views. Why the medical staffers were … Read more