Your Care. Your Choice.
Your Care. Your Choice.
Podcast Description
Welcome to "Your Care, your choice" a podcast brought to you by Community Nurse of southeastern Massachusetts. As a long standing provider in the area, we at Community Nurse have accumulated a wealth of partnerships, resources and wisdom. With these podcasts we would like to pass some of those tools on to you. Over the years we have prided ourselves on continually evolving and developing new and exciting initiatives to better serve you and your families. This podcast is one of the more recent examples. We hope you’ll consider following us regularly as we will cover a wide range of helpful topics and we will be hosting a variety of guests. We are here to provide information to you to help you live longer, better, and on your own terms. Every day, life changes. You may be faced with choices and decisions that you have not had to make before. Some of these choices can be overwhelming. We are here to make it a whole lot easier for you.
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The podcast covers a range of topics including caregiver challenges, home health care resources, and strategies for making informed health decisions, with episode examples like Caregiver 101 discussing common issues and practical advice for personal caregivers.
Welcome to “Your Care, your choice” a podcast brought to you by Community Nurse of southeastern Massachusetts. As a long standing provider in the area, we at Community Nurse have accumulated a wealth of partnerships, resources and wisdom. With these podcasts we would like to pass some of those tools on to you. Over the years we have prided ourselves on continually evolving and developing new and exciting initiatives to better serve you and your families. This podcast is one of the more recent examples. We hope you’ll consider following us regularly as we will cover a wide range of helpful topics and we will be hosting a variety of guests. We are here to provide information to you to help you live longer, better, and on your own terms. Every day, life changes. You may be faced with choices and decisions that you have not had to make before. Some of these choices can be overwhelming. We are here to make it a whole lot easier for you.
Guest: Erin Vanderveer, Nurse Practitioner, Community Nurse
Overview:
Erin Vanderveer explains what hospice is and helps dispel the myths surrounding hospice and palliative care. She describes the hospice team and their roles, including:
- Nurses
- Home Health Aides
- Chaplains
- Volunteers and/or Death Doulas
- What to expect from hospice and palliative care.
Key Points Discussed/Questions answered:
- Hospice is individualized and focused on the needs of the patient, representing what we hope all healthcare should be.
- Eligibility criteria and coverage for hospice.
- What happens if a patient’s condition improves or if they change their mind about hospice?
- How to have conversations about hospice and how your healthcare team can assist?
- The myth that all treatment stops when entering hospice.
- The benefits of not waiting too long to enter hospice.
- What makes Community Nurse Hospice special?
- What is palliative care?
- The differences between palliative care and hospice.
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