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When Walking Becomes Difficult: Supporting Comfort and Mobility in Serious Illness
When walking becomes difficult during serious illness, everyday routines can feel overwhelming. Learn how individualized mobility support, equipment, caregiver guidance, and hospice care can help preserve comfort, safety, and dignity.
Alicia Kimmel
15 minutes ago8 min read


Hearing and Vision Changes in Hospice: Helping Your Loved One Stay Connected
Hearing and vision changes in hospice can make communication more challenging. Learn practical ways to support comfort, adapt conversations, and help your loved one stay connected with family.
Alicia Kimmel
Oct 197 min read


Why Are Some Medications Changed or Stopped When Hospice Begins?
Why are some medications changed or stopped when hospice begins? Learn how hospice teams review benefits, risks, swallowing needs, and comfort goals—and what families should ask before making changes.
Alicia Kimmel
Oct 146 min read


Advanced Liver Cancer: Understanding Care Needs and Support for Families
Advanced liver cancer can bring changing symptoms and care needs. Learn how palliative care, hospice, and practical caregiver support can help patients and families.
Alicia Kimmel
Oct 127 min read


Who Do You Call When a Hospice Patient Needs Help at Night or on the Weekend?
When a hospice patient needs help at night or on the weekend, knowing whom to call can ease uncertainty. Learn how after-hours support works, what to report, and how to prepare.
Alicia Kimmel
Oct 78 min read


What Happens at a Hospice Admission Visit? What Patients and Families Can Expect
What happens during a hospice admission visit? Learn what patients and families can expect, including the initial assessment, medication review, paperwork, equipment needs, caregiver education, and how the hospice care plan begins.
Alicia Kimmel
Oct 211 min read


Why Do Hospice Patients Sometimes Stop Talking? Understanding Communication Near the End of Life
Why do hospice patients sometimes stop talking? Learn how fatigue, increased sleeping, weakness, confusion, and changes in consciousness can affect communication near the end of life—and how families can continue offering comfort and connection when words become fewer.
Alicia Kimmel
Sep 3011 min read


Why Do Hospice Patients Stop Drinking? Understanding Thirst and Fluid Changes Near the End of Life
Why do hospice patients stop drinking near the end of life? Learn how thirst, swallowing, sleep, and natural body changes affect fluid intake—and how families can provide comfort.
Alicia Kimmel
Sep 2810 min read


How Illness Changes the Way We Measure Time
Serious illness can change more than our health—it can change the way we experience time. Appointments, caregiving, uncertainty, and meaningful moments can make days feel longer and years feel less important. Explore how illness changes the way we measure time and why ordinary moments can take on new meaning.
Alicia Kimmel
Sep 2310 min read


Am I Saying the Right Things? Talking to Someone at the End of Life
Wondering what to say to someone who is dying? Learn how to approach end-of-life conversations with compassion, what you can say, what to avoid, and why simply being present can mean so much.
Alicia Kimmel
Sep 1810 min read


Fall Prevention Tips for Seniors: Simple Ways to Stay Safe and Independent
Falls are common among older adults, but many can be prevented. Learn practical fall prevention tips for seniors, ways to make the home safer, and where families can find help with walkers and other medical equipment.
Alicia Kimmel
Sep 1412 min read


Am I Grieving the Right Way? Understanding That There Is No Right Way to Grieve
Wondering if you are grieving the “right” way? Grief looks different for everyone. Learn why there is no right way to grieve, what different grief experiences can look like, and when additional support may help.
Alicia Kimmel
Sep 119 min read


What Happens Immediately After a Hospice Patient Dies at Home?
What happens after a hospice patient dies at home? Learn who to call, what the hospice team does, when the funeral home arrives, and what families can expect in the hours following an expected hospice death.
Alicia Kimmel
Sep 910 min read


Pain Management in Hospice: What Patients and Families Should Know
Pain can look different for everyone, especially during serious illness. Learn how pain management in hospice supports comfort and quality of life, signs of pain families can watch for, and free support resources available for people living with chronic pain.
Alicia Kimmel
Sep 47 min read


What Are the Seven Stages of Dementia? Understanding How Dementia Progresses
Learn the seven stages of dementia, from no cognitive decline to very severe dementia, including common symptoms, changes families may notice, and what to expect as dementia progresses.
Alicia Kimmel
Sep 29 min read


What Is the Difference Between Dementia and Alzheimer’s?
Learn the difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, including common types of dementia, symptoms, progression, and when families may consider hospice care.
Alicia Kimmel
Aug 318 min read


Why Chronic Illness Often Comes With Anxiety and Depression
Chronic illness affects more than physical health. Learn why anxiety and depression are common with long-term illness, what signs to watch for, and how families can provide meaningful support.
Alicia Kimmel
Aug 289 min read


What Is Transitioning in Hospice? Signs Your Loved One May Be Nearing the End of Life
What does transitioning in hospice mean? Learn the common signs of transitioning, what families may notice, how long it can last, and how hospice helps provide comfort and support.
Alicia Kimmel
Aug 2610 min read


Terminal Secretions at End of Life: What Families Need to Know
Terminal secretions at end of life can sound frightening, but they are a common part of the dying process. Learn what causes noisy or rattling breathing, whether it means your loved one is suffering, and how hospice can help provide comfort.
Alicia Kimmel
Aug 199 min read


How to Know When It's No Longer Safe for a Loved One to Live Alone
How do you know when it’s no longer safe for a loved one to live alone? Learn the warning signs to watch for, from falls and medication mistakes to memory changes, weight loss, and difficulty managing everyday tasks.
Alicia Kimmel
Aug 1411 min read
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