The Rising Tide of Alzheimer’s
by Judy Waechter RN, CRRN, Clinical Liaison, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Alzheimer’s disease is responsible for more deaths each year. Even worse, the disease is contributing to many more cases of poor health and disability. The illness lasts...
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Published: November 8, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
Infection prevention is critical in home health care
Avoiding infection during home health care is important for both those giving and receiving care. Both hospice at home and palliative home health care teams help families under the basics of infection prevention. We hope this information will help keep...
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Published: October 16, 2018
Categories: General, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is October 13
By David S. Wiley, President & CEO of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Each October, World Hospice & Palliative Care Day offers the opportunity to speak about end-of-life care in our community. Kansas City Hospice wants to raise awareness...
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Published: October 12, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Grief Support, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice, KC Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
Video – A Community Rises
A Community Rises video debuted on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Sunday Night Live, the signature fund raising event for Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care. It's an inspiring story of love, friendship, and how a community can rise to...
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Published: September 24, 2018
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
Five most common questions about controlling pain
By Pam Harris, MD, FAAPMR, FAAHPM, Medical Director at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care I hear five common questions about controlling pain almost every day as a hospice physician. My goal is to control pain so people can enjoy...
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Published: September 18, 2018
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Hospice Care
Kansas City Hospice Receives Prestigious National Award
Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care has been named a 2018 Hospice Honors national award recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a prestigious program that recognizes hospices providing the highest level of quality as measured from the caregiver’s point of view. “We are excited to recognize the...
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Published: May 18, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice, KC Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories
Hospice at Home with Kansas City Hospice
If you visit a hospital and speak with any of the patients, you’ll hear one thing over and over. “I want to go home.” Most people will tell you that they want to spend their last months at home, with...
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Published: January 12, 2018
Categories: Hospice at Home, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice
