A caregiver’s guide to dementia
US – My Prime Time News
Although our older population tends to age in a healthy way, likely due to the opportunities we have for an active lifestyle, we’re still not immune from geriatric syndromes, such as dementia, that come with age.
From the hospital to the streets: Madison’s homeless need health care, respite, hospice
US – Wisconsin State Journal
Discharge is just one of many health care issues for the homeless.
Tanzania: Breaking the Silence: Caregiving in the Final Stages of Patient’s Life
Tanzania – All Africa
As an oncologist, I get to know my patients and follow them over a very long period of time due to the nature of their illness. At times, I end up feeling attached to them and their families.
ehospice Canada
My friend Lin died in a hospice. It was a friendly place, a regular house in a quiet residential neighbourhood. There were fresh-cut flowers on the dining room table, which was covered with the sort of tablecloth you might have found in your grandmother’s house.
Palliative Care is Going Places!
ehospice South Africa
We continue our #HospiceVisits this week but with a difference. This week we will be focusing on Groote Schuur Hospital which is one of Cape Town’s premier tertiary academic hospitals which officially opened in 1938.
After Every Storm Comes a Rainbow
ehospice South Africa
As we continue our #HospiceVisits at Groote Schuur Hospital, we catch up with Maria Ockhuys van Niekerk, a staff nurse who despite having a challenging childhood still rose above her circumstances which made her the person she is today.
ehospice USA
It’s that time of year when students all across the U.S. are returning to school following summer break. Help make “back to school” a reality for a nurse or social worker in Africa.
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