Archive for 'End-of-Life'
Planning End-of-Life Issues ‘Your Way’
Question: I am a 63 year-old woman and a successful business owner. As an only child without family, I am concerned about who will be there for me in my old age? I already have a durable power of attorney for health care but feel that is not sufficient. I’ve been reluctant to address [...]
Posted: July 26th, 2009 under Care, End-of-Life, Family, H.E.L.P., Q&A.
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Getting a Prescription for Requested Life Support
Question: I’ve been very ill for quite some time. Should I experience another serious episode, I do not want to receive emergency life support. How can I make sure that my wishes will be respected?
Posted: July 22nd, 2009 under Care, End-of-Life, General, Gov't Benefits, H.E.L.P., Legal, Medi-Cal, Q&A.
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Medicare Provides Hospice Services for Patients, Their Families and Caregivers
Question: The doctor informed me that Mom’s illness is terminal and that, if she would like, Medicare will cover her hospice care needs. How is hospice care coverage different from other Medicare?
Posted: February 21st, 2009 under Care, End-of-Life, Family, General, Gov't Benefits, H.E.L.P., Legal, Medi-Cal, Medicare, Protect, Q&A.
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New Tool for Families Struggling with Dementia
The Alzheimer’s Association has created a helpful website that it calls “Carefinder” — providing information on planning ahead, care options, care coordination and support and resources.
Take a look at Carefinder, and also at H.E.L.P.’s free online Home Care Toolkit and other publications available through our Publications Catalog.
Posted: April 22nd, 2008 under Care, End-of-Life, Family, Financial, Gov't Benefits, Legal.
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None of Us Will Get Out of Here Alive
Question: When my Mom died, my sisters-in-law and I got into a big argument about the funeral arrangements. I think everyone was trying to do the right thing, but we disagreed and there’s still anger about this. What can my family do so this won’t happen to us again?
Answer:
Posted: October 19th, 2007 under End-of-Life, Family, Financial, Q&A.
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Improving the Health of the American People
The United States spends more on health care than any other nation in the world, yet it ranks poorly on nearly every measure of health status. How can this be? What explains this apparent paradox?
Dr. Steven A. Schroeder says that the two-part answer is deceptively simple
Posted: September 19th, 2007 under Care, End-of-Life, Family.
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Spouses Often Don’t Know End-of-Life Wishes
A recently-published paper by the Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE) of the University of Wisconsin-Madison questions whether older adults truly know their spouses’ end-of-life treatment preferences.
The authors conclude that:
Posted: July 17th, 2007 under Care, End-of-Life, Family, Legal.
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Helen Dennis
Esther Epstein
