Karen J. Clayton

Demystifying Hospice (eBook, ePUB)

Inside the Stories of Patients and Caregivers

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Hospice care is available to patients and families dealing with terminal illness. People often do not avail themselves of hospice care because they don't understand what it entails. Many wait until their last few days to request this extraordinary comfort care instead of using the full six months available to them through Medicare and other insurance options. Demystifying Hospice describes through stories good news about end-of-life issues. Written from the perspective of a licensed social worker with experience in public and private hospitals, hospice, and the American Cancer Society, these first-hand accounts of patients, family members, hospice workers and others will lift spirits, touch hearts, and illustrate the advantages of hospice care. These are real-life examples of personalized comfort care, offered by an interdisciplinary team, where ever the patient lives. Each story addresses some aspect of helping families through the caregiving and grieving process, which are part-and-parcel of a serious illness, and offers comfort and understanding to readers who may be going through similar experiences. This book describes hope, healing, and support through difficult times.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538114957
• Artikelnr.: 53766783

Autorenporträt

Karen J. Clayton is a social worker and sociologist. Her writing interests focus currently on demystifying hospice to encourage patients, caregivers and other family members, educators, and administrators to better understand the practical workings of hospice and to use it in a timelier manner. Clayton is an active member of the Oak Harbor Writers Group, and the American Association of University Woman, Island County, Washington. She taught sociology and cross-cultural communication at the University of Texas, Tarrant County Junior College, Southwestern Adventist University, and La Sierra University, where she was also the Education Curator for the Stahl Center Museum of Culture (Riverside, CA).

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION "Why have I written this Book?"
WHAT IS HOSPICE and HOW DOES IT WORK?
CHAPTER 1 FIRST VISITS BY THE SOCIAL WORKER
CHAPTER 2 HOSPICE CARE AT HOME
CHAPTER 3 CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER
CHAPTER 4 HOSPICE IN A PLACE YOU CALL HOME
CHAPTER 5 FINDING MEANING
CHAPTER 6 DRAMATIC CHALLENGES
CHAPTER 7 SOCIAL ISOLATION
CHAPTER 8 SAYING GOODBYE
CHAPTER 9 REMEMBERING
CHAPTER 10 MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT END-OF-LIFE CARE
CHAPTER 11 MAKING GOOD END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS
CHAPTER 12 REFLECTIONS