Caregiver Educational Resources
Our team continues to research and implement the best treatment options available. At Honor Hospice, we believe in empowering families and individuals and as such we have created Honor Hospice’s caregiver educational resource library. This library is intended to enable and empower caregivers to assist in their loved one’s care and gain insight into some of the common aspects of end of life care seen in many hospice patients.
Click on the links below to open and view the resources we have created to assist you in providing the best possible care to your loved one.
Administering Medications
Medications are a common tool used to manage pain and other troubling symptoms in hospice care. However, it is crucial to have a thorough understanding of the medications prescribed to you. This includes knowing how much to take, when to take them, why you are using...
Nutrition & Hydration
NUTRITION Nutrition is the consumption of calories necessary to nourish the body. HYDRATION Hydration is the consumption of fluids necessary to nourish the body As individuals become sicker and approach end of life, nutrition and hydration requirements may change....
Dementia
WHAT IS DEMENTIA? Dementia is a broad term used to group multiple brain disorders that lead difficulty in thinking as well as memory problems. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s dementia which generally is first noticed when memory problems arise....
Managaing Pain
WHAT IS PAIN? Pain is whatever an individual says it is and an understanding of the pain that can only be felt and defined by that person. While pain affects the individual experiencing it, it also can affect the loved ones and caregivers surrounding the individual....
Bereavement & Grief
BEREAVEMENT & GRIEF: AN OVERVIEW Bereavement is the situation in which someone you care about has died; grief is the natural response your body has to the loss including thoughts, behaviors, feelings, and physiological reactions. The intensity and pattern of...