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Breaking the News That a Loved One is Going on Hospice Care
If it’s up to you to inform a loved one that he or she would be more comfortable under hospice care – or that a person they love will be on hospice care – there are steps you can take to get you through this difficult transition.
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As End of Life Signs Approach, Is the Hospital the Right Choice?
Where we die is not usually something we get to decide. But given the choice, families should consider what type of care makes the most sense, where that care can be provided, whether family and friends are available to help, and how much it costs.
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Practical Tasks That Must Be Addressed at the End of Life
There are many practical jobs that need to be done at the end of life—both to relieve the dying person and to support the caregiver.
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Hospice Care Providers
Critically ill patients who have less than 6 months to live receive hospice care, either in their home or at a hospice facility. Hospice care controls pain, treats symptoms and makes the dying person as comfortable as possible. Hospice improves the quality of a patient's last days by offering comfort and dignity.
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Funeral Homes
Funeral homes make arrangements for services and memorials following the death of a loved one. Funeral homes and funeral directors provide traditional funerals, funeral receptions, viewings, memorial services, burials, caskets, cremation services, urns, obituaries, eulogies and funeral music. Funeral directors can also help with cemeteries, headstones, vaults and mausoleums.
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries are places where bodies and cremated remains are buried and laid to rest. Cemeteries are burial grounds, and include graves, headstones, monuments, cemetery flower holders, vaults and mausoleums.
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