National Home Care and Hospice Month
This month is the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) annual celebration of home care workers and and its efforts to raise awareness of the important role of home care in peoples’ lives.
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Events for November 29, 2016
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Hospice / Palliative Care Month
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization promotes awareness and importance of end-of-life care.
Family Caregivers Month
This year’s theme is “Take Care to Give Care” promoting the need for caregivers to take care of themselves first.
Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
The focus is on honoring a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer’s. Programs and events happening throughout the country.
14th Annual Palliative Care Conference
The New Jewish Home’s 14th annual Palliative Care Conference, Being Comfortable with Life and Death: Effective Models of Advance Care Planning and Medical Orders, will explore the most recent models in training clinicians in and reimbursement for end of life conversations. With an estimated 50% of Americans over 85 suffering from dementia, elderly patients’ ability to make decisions has become one of the most important issues in geriatric care today.
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