January 24, 2017
For patients looking into hospice, the term palliative care might add confusion to the process. Many of the families we meet with are thrown off by the terms hospice and palliative care, and have questions about their relationship with each…
January 12, 2017
There are a lot of questions that surround hospice and palliative care; one of those is the relationship hospice agencies have with primary care physicians. At Ardent Hospice & Palliative Care, we do everything we can to foster the relationship…
December 2, 2016
Just like no two people are going to have the very same end-of-life plan, no two hospices provide the same care. The quality and type of services can vary greatly from hospice to hospice. The end-of-life journey can be stressful…
November 28, 2016
In early 2016, California became the fifth state in the U.S. to allow patients to acquire assistance for ending their lives. The “End of Life Option Act” went into effect after being passed by voters in 2015 and gives terminally-ill…