The Funeral.com Journal

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What Hospice Actually Does at Home (and What Families Still Handle) - Funeral.com, Inc.

What Hospice Actually Does at Home (and What Families Still Handle)

When families first hear the words home hospice, they often imagine two extremes. One is fear: that hospice means “we’re out of options.” The other is relief: that hospice will...

POLST, DNR, and Advance Directives: What Each One Does in a Medical Emergency - Funeral.com, Inc.

POLST, DNR, and Advance Directives: What Each One Does in a Medical Emergency

In a medical emergency, families often discover something they did not know they needed: a shared language for decisions. The ambulance arrives, the room fills with people and questions, and...

Home Hospice and Advance Care Planning: What Families Need to Know Before a Crisis - Funeral.com, Inc.

Home Hospice and Advance Care Planning: What Families Need to Know Before a Crisis

Most families do not arrive at home hospice because they love planning. They arrive because something has changed. A parent is sleeping more. A spouse is losing weight. A doctor...

Home Hospice: What It Is, What It Covers, and How to Prepare - Funeral.com, Inc.

Home Hospice: What It Is, What It Covers, and How to Prepare

Families rarely start researching home hospice on a calm, ordinary afternoon. Most people begin because something has changed: more sleeping, less eating, a new diagnosis, a frightening hospital stay, or...

Pet Hospice vs. Palliative Care: The Difference, and Why It Matters for Planning - Funeral.com, Inc.

Pet Hospice vs. Palliative Care: The Difference, and Why It Matters for Planning

Most families don’t arrive at this question in a calm, academic way. They arrive after a diagnosis that changes the room, or after a string of nights when their senior...

End-of-Life Doulas: What They Do, How They Work with Hospice, and Questions to Ask Before Hiring - Funeral.com, Inc.

End-of-Life Doulas: What They Do, How They Work with Hospice, and Questions to Ask Before Hiring

Most families don’t start their week thinking, “We should hire a doula.” They start with smaller, more urgent thoughts: “Mom isn’t eating.” “He’s sleeping more.” “The nurse says we should...

Hospice vs Palliative Care: How They Differ and How They Support Families Near the End of Life - Funeral.com, Inc.

Hospice vs Palliative Care: How They Differ and How They Support Families Near the End of Life

When a serious illness progresses and terms like “palliative” and “hospice” start appearing in medical discussions, it can feel like a sudden plunge into unfamiliar language at one of life’s...