Journaling Your Way Through Grief
Grief hits us all in different ways. Coping with the loss of a loved one is never easy but the burden can be lifted a bit in many ways. Bereavement services may benefit you if you have just lost a…
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Stress Relief and Hospice Care: How it Can Help
If you are caring for a loved one in hospice in San Francisco and elsewhere, you know how taxing it can be on your emotional and physical well-being. Despite the fulfillment you get from caring for a spouse, child or…
Study Shows Depression More Likely During Last Year of Life
It’s well known that depression can affect the quality of life for many people, of all ages, and at all stages of life. However, a new study appearing in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society on ScienceDaily has confirmed that…
Thanking Your Hospice Care Staff
November is a time of giving thanks for all our blessings. It also happens to be National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a great opportunity to engage with local hospices and learn more about the value of hospice and palliative…
Coping With Grief During the Holiday Season
To someone who has recently lost a loved one, the holiday season’s approach can be like rubbing salt in the wound. Carols, celebrations, festive decorations and TV specials: things that are all meant to bring joy instead serve as painful…
Hospice Can Bring Much Needed Relief to the Alzheimer’s Caregiver
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month — an important month to us here at Pathways Home Health and Hospice as so many of our patients suffer from this unfortunate disease. If you are a caregiver of a loved one…
The Questions a Veteran Wants You to Ask
With Veterans Day coming up on November 11, we thought it appropriate to take some time looking at questions every veteran would like you to ask. Here at Pathways Home Health and Hospice, many of our patients in end of…
When Grief Shows Up (Sometimes) Years Later
Grief is a fickle thing. Sometimes it doesn’t manifest itself right away as you would assume. Sometimes you repress those feelings and push them down, only for them to bubble up to the surface months or years later. This is…
Physical Therapy and Hospice Care: How It Can Help
October is National Physical Therapy Month, honoring the physical, occupational, and speech therapists, rehab professionals, and other staff members such as hospice caregivers who help patients get stronger with each step. Physical therapy plays a special role in hospice care…
Have You Fully Recovered From Your Grief? 5 Signs That You May Still Be Grieving
Grief is a natural response to any kind of loss. It’s a form of emotional healing, something that’s innately human. But sometimes, this normal process is stalled, sidetracked or pushed underground. The result is called incomplete grief, and its signs…