Showing posts with label standards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label standards. Show all posts

Does Hospice Withhold Food and Drink?

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.  ~ William A. Foster

A reader writes: So… both of my in-laws passed away in different hospice facilities at different times in S. California. They received no food or water of any kind, just getting pain medications, and they passed within a week.

Caregiving and Hospice, May 31 - June 6, 2015

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

Developing Standards ‘Of, By, And For’ Older Adults: Reflections On Patricia Gabow’s Narrative Matters Essay, http://j.mp/1Jup0Ia « Health Affairs Blog

Word Associations: Breaking the Bond Between Palliative Care and Hospice, http://j.mp/1MdntE2 « ASCO Connection

PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) in The Caregiver, http://j.mp/1KRdTJG « iSenior Solutions