Hospice Care
Find guidance to help you prepare for end of life care for your child so you can focus on the things that matter most.
Explore hospice care
Definition
Read up on basic terms, practices, conditions, and clinical definitions related to palliative and hospice care.
Management
Find resources around managing hospice care, and the kinds of support offered with end-of-life care.
Recovery
Get helpful information on recovery from conditions and symptoms that can be addressed while in hospice.
Related Conditions
Understand related conditions of terminal illness that may come up in hospice care, and how to provide comfort.
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Management
Hospice or Palliative Care: Management
Hospice is made up of a team of caregivers who specialize in end-of-life care. This team often includes healthcare providers, nurses, social workers, counselors, home health aides, and trained volunteers.
Management
For Parents: Important Decisions to Be Made in the Dying Process
There are many important decisions to be made when a child is diagnosed with a life-limiting illness.
Caring for a child in hospice
Types
Hospice Care for a Child
Management
Physical Needs of the Dying Child
Management
Discussing Death with Children
Definition
The Dying Process (Child)
Management
Psychosocial Needs of the Dying Child
Resources and support for parents and caretakers
Grief and Bereavement: When a Child Dies
The process of grieving is often long and painful for parents, siblings, relatives, friends, peers, teachers, neighbors, and anyone that understands the loss of a child.
Anticipatory Grief
Anticipatory grief is similar to the normal process of mourning, but it happens before the actual death.
Caring for a Person with Terminal Cancer
When a person is dying of cancer, the goal of care is providing as much comfort as possible.
