Never Say ‘Die’: Why So Many Doctors Won’t Break Bad News JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News [republished with permission] PORTLAND, Ore. — After nearly 40 years as an internist, Dr. Ron Naito knew what the sky-high results of his blood test meant. And it wasn’t good. But when he turned to his doctors last summer […]
At Caring House, we’re proud to be an Omega Home. Actually, we’re the only Omega Home in Los Angeles County. While Caring House is an independent nonprofit created by and for our local community, we benefit greatly from being part of the Omega Home Network (OHN). The OHN is a national membership organization that promotes […]
There’s a movement across the U.S. to improve the late life and end of life experience. Hospice services, a key to improving end of life care care from the earliest days of the movement, have grown from one in 1974 to more than 4,000 today. And they now serve more than 1.3 million people per […]
Care planning is the way you can obtain the health and medical care you want and avoid the care you don’t want, even if you’re ill and can’t speak for yourself. The Six Keys include selecting the best person to speak for you and communicating what’s important to you. Presenters Edward Long, JD and Ellen […]
Can you score 100 (perfect) on the Annual Advance Care Planning Scorecard? If you can, it means you’re up-to-date on selecting and updating your designated agents, on your advance directive documentation, on your thoughts about what’s important to you, and on your communication with your agents, family and doctor. Why an annual scorecard? Because all […]
You’re invited to a free screening and discussion of the PBS program “Being Mortal.” This event is a program of Torrance Memorial Medical Center presented in partnership with Caring House. You will be part of a national dialog taking place in our community that asks “Have you and your family had the tough conversations and […]
Looking for a nearby hospice service? We’ve created a free online hospice directory showing Medicare-certified hospices known to us to serve patients in or near our South Bay (Los Angeles County) area. We’ve noted whether they have served one or more residents at Caring House. Before helping residents, a hospice enters into a care coordination agreement […]
Find answers to the questions people ask us about Caring House services. Fast. We’ve just added a handy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page. Take a look. And if you have a resident- or admission-related questions not answered there, let us know. It’s even easy to remember, yourcaringhouse.org/faqs. You ask, we answer.
We just published a report covering living arrangements and obtaining needed help when a person is receiving hospice services under Medicare. It covers the four levels of hospice, skilled vs. personal care, goals of care, where patients receive hospice services, hiring home care help, moving and receiving care outside the home, and much more. Please take […]
“Who Ya Gonna Name?” leads off our popular Advance Care Planning for Smarties series of community classes. See more about our classes at yourcaringhouse.org/resources. Step #1 Step #1 in advance care planning is selecting who will make health care decisions for you if you’re not able to speak for yourself. To help you select, we’ve […]