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Tag Archives: end-of-life
The Timing of Death
Finding Meaning in the Mystery
Join SevenPonds each month as Tani Bahti, RN, CT, CHPN offers practical hands-on guidance in an attempt to demystify the dying process. An RN since 1976, Tani has been working to empower families and healthcare professionals to have the best end-of-life experience possible through education … Continue reading
Posted in Dying Well
Tagged Close to Death, closure, Death, Death and Dying, Dying Well, end-of-life, End-of-life care, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Hospice, SevenPonds, timing of death
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Understanding the Dying Process
Knowing what a dying body needs and doesn’t need is crucial to providing end of life care
A hospice worker helps families understand the dying process as the body shuts down during the days and hours prior to death. What to expect and what not to do. Continue reading
Posted in Dying Well
Tagged Comfort for the Dying, Death and Dying, Dying Well, end-of-life, EOL, Preparing for Dying, The Death Process
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Study Suggests Pets Say Goodbye Before They Die
First-of-its-kind paper explores stories of dogs, cats and others exhibiting behaviors similar to those of humans in their final days
In countless households, pets are family members. When our furry and feathered friends pass away, one wonders if they understand how important they have been to us, and how loved they were and will always be. Many pet owners have … Continue reading
Posted in Science of Us
Tagged Animals, Death, Death and Dying, end-of-life, Pets, Saying Goodbye
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Does Advance Care Planning Help Patients?
Advance care planning program SHARING Choices shows 12% increase in end of life documentation
A study involving nearly 65,000 older patients sought to understand whether primary care practitioners could play a key role in helping more people make end-of-life plans — and if such guidance could also reduce burdensome care. The finding? Yes and … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Advance Care Planning, end-of-life, SHARING choices
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Enhancing Communication About Goals of Care Through Video Interventions
How videos can improve communication at the end of life
In a 2023 study conducted jointly by Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, researchers uncovered a promising strategy to facilitate crucial goals of care discussions among elderly hospital patients. The study revealed that showing patients videos depicting real-life scenarios … Continue reading
How Do You Prepare for Dementia? An Interview with Stanley Terman
A discussion on the planning, choices and strategies for dealing with dementia
Stanley A. Terman, Ph.D., M.D., is CEO and Medical Director of Caring Advocates and the author of Peaceful Transitions: Stories of Success and Compassion; Plan Now, Die Later—Ironclad Strategy. He is also the creator of My Way Cards/Natural Dying Living Will Cards, … Continue reading
