January 23, 2018
Admission to hospice care requires a loved one have a terminal illness with a prognosis that is limited to six months or less. Any diagnosis is […]
January 18, 2018
If you’re a caregiver, you know how tough it can be to watch your loved one face a serious illness. You often experience just as much […]
January 16, 2018
Many people wait to consider palliative care until much later in the process of a seriously ill loved one. There are, however, many benefits to considering […]
December 29, 2017
You feel awful; you’re shivering. Your body aches, your nose is running, and you can’t kick the cough out of your raw throat. It’s the flu. […]
December 18, 2017
When a loved one is seriously ill, time is of the essence, and just the opportunity to spend time with that individual day after day is […]
December 18, 2017
Caregiving is often nothing short of exhausting, and depending on how your support system is structured, caring for an ill patient, particularly a hospice patient, can […]
December 15, 2017
Wash your hands! It’s such simple advice – and yet it can have a powerful effect on your health and that of people around you. December […]
December 4, 2017
In the early 1980s, otherwise healthy men began contracting a rare lung infection, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and in some cases, Kaposi’s sarcoma, an aggressive form of […]
November 30, 2017
Pacifica House in northern San Diego County provides highly skilled in-patient care for short-term stays. Hospice of the North Coast has a localized service area to […]