Dr. Lakelyn is joined by RN Jules Stracquadanio to talk about the difficult topic of end-of-life and hospice care. Together, they’ll unravel common misconceptions and discuss how to navigate these sensitive conversations.
Episode highlights include:
- The importance of discussing end-of-life wishes to preserve
- Understand the misconceptions and realities of hospice care
- The benefits of hospice care for the individual and their families
- Resources to support individuals and families at the end-of-life
Helpful links from the episode:
- The Five Wishes: fivewishes.org
- The Conversation Project: theconversationproject.org
- The Death Deck: thedeathdeck.com
- National Alliance for Care at Home: www.caringinfo.org
- Hospice Foundation of America: hospicefoundation.org
- Book: Gone From My Sight: The Dying Experience by Barbara Karnes
- Book: The Eleventh Hour: A Caring Guideline for the Hours to Minutes Before Death by Barbara Karnes
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