We look to support you in your caregiver role in any way we can. Below find some helpful informational resources that we provide to families as part of that support.
This document addresses several basic but important aspects of home care: organizing homecare responsibilities efficiently and providing a safe and healthy household both for you and for the person for whom your are caring. This material will help you:
Many patients, when medically appropriate, have chosen not to be resuscitated. “Comfort Care” exists to provide instant verification that a valid “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) order exists for a patient.
The Comfort Pak™ was developed to treat the symptoms that may occur during illness. Because these symptoms can come on unexpectedly the Comfort Pak™ contains medications the hospice nurse needs to manage these symptoms promptly.
Suggestions and reminders in what can be a very difficult time.
Just as a person’s life experiences are unique, so are their dying experiences. When a person enters the final stage of the dying process, two different dynamics are at work which are closely inter-related and inter-dependent.
General Guidelines for Direct Care
Since every person's emotional needs are different and may vary during the course of the illness, no single approach to providing emotional support can work for everyone.
The intention of Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod is to protect and support the human and legal rights of patients and families.
This document describes the role of each caregiver.
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