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9 Things to Look for When Choosing a Hospice Care Provider
By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources Hospice care isn’t a choice to make lightly. (That’s why, as always, I sincerely hope you and your loved ones are having the conversation early.) Choosing a hospice care provider – to serve the final steps in the aging process – should be an upfront consideration. Why? Well, there’s […]

How to Discuss End-of-Life Care with Aging Loved Ones
By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources, LLC Discussing end-of-life care with aging loved ones is probably one of the hardest conversations life throws at us. People can react so differently to the concept of – gulp – death. Of course, you’d like to think your folks have their “cards in order” and are prepared for […]

8 Caregiver Self Care Tips to Stay Well While Caring For Others
By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources Caregiver self care. Now, that’s a loaded topic a lot of people struggle with. If you’re a caregiver – we actually prefer the person-centered term “care partner” – you’re definitely not alone in feeling the stress. I feel it, too. Every day. For many of us who aren’t good […]

Ask the Experts: Life-Care Planning Speaking Events Slated
By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources, LLC We’re here to help. And, yes, I mean actually help your life-care planning process, without the sales pitches and noise. Last month, myself and a few associates – who all serve the continuum of care planning – held our first FREE Ask the Experts forum for residents of […]

How Hospice Care Accommodates Spiritual & Cultural Beliefs
By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources, LLC Hospice care isn’t just a time for making loved ones comfortable as they transition through the dying process. Sure, we consume ourselves with the physical parts of dying – the pain, the sickness, the inevitable uncomfortability of it all – because it’s quite often the opposite of pretty. […]

Hospice Care: Making Tough Decisions at End of Life
By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources, LLC We often discuss difficult end-of-life care decisions. They can be tough even when you’re prepared. That’s why we stress the importance of life care planning, so we’re not caught off guard when overwhelming decisions like when to enter hospice care become very real scenarios. As our loved ones […]