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Handling Restlessness or Agitation during End of Life Care

Terminal Agitation often surprises many family members and caregivers alike. A loved one who is usually calm, suddenly and unexpectedly becomes agitated and restless. It is common knowledge that individuals who are experiencing even minor …

Elderly Care: Sick but not sick enough…

How many of us know families struggling to care for an aging relative in Mountain Home? How many of us see elders living alone and struggling? The answer is plenty. Mountain Home is a retired …

Hospice Benefits and Coverage – Jan 2015 Newsletter – Issue 2

Hospice Benefits and Coverage Medicare has covered hospice care since 1983. It is one of the most generous benefits that Medicare provides at little cost to terminally ill patients or their caregivers. These services are most …

Value of a Nurse Practitioner in Hospice Care

“Nurse Practitioners as a discipline are uniquely qualified to provide comprehensive, effective, compassionate and cost-effective care…” Having a NP as a Member of our Hospice Team Means Patients Get Better Care Only a NP has the …

RSVP Events Archive

WORKSHOP: Advanced Care Directives Interactive and Hands on Training: · David J. Wilson, Ahrens DeAngeli Law Group · Kimberly Ouwehand, Treasure Valley Hospice Interactive training with experts through an actual Advanced Directives/Living Will. Includes Idaho Living Will and …

Tag Archives | sudden death

Conversations About Conversations What is going on about all the conversations about have “The Conversation?” An interesting phenomenon is building momentum. Healthcare crisis is something we don’t think about until we are in it. Why …

Hospice verus Palliative Care

Hospice care is palliative care, but palliative care is not hospice. The difference between these two types of care is something that can be difficult to clarify. However, this care is a fundamental part of …

Conversations About Conversations

What is going on about all the conversations about have “The Conversation?” An interesting phenomenon is building momentum. Healthcare crisis is something we don’t think about until we are in it. Why should we? As American’s we are excellent …

A Daughter’s Perspective on Saying Goodbye to Her Mom

Having an emergency physician explain to you and your family in a hospital room that your mom most likely has stage 4 lung cancer is quite a shock, to say the least. I experienced this firsthand on September

Where Are You Now?

In the last year, I took the position as the Administrator for Treasure Valley Hospice and am also a minority owner of our company. I still love to be out in the community but don’t make it to …