The National Institute on Aging has awarded Suzanne Sullivan $159,000 to develop approaches to prepare persons with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers to make end-of-life decisions. Making headlines for the end-of-life sector is Suzanne Sullivan, the recent National Institutes…
Winston Churchill Fellowship granted to explore pediatric palliative care
Dr. Helena Dunbar has been awarded the prestigious Winston Churchill Fellowship in hopes of revolutionizing end-of-life care for juveniles and their parents. Dr. Helena Dunbar is an Associate Professor and researcher at De Montfort University´s (DMU) Leicester School of Nursing…
Ireland expecting 84% increase of people needing palliative care
Trinity’s Centre for Health Policy and Management and The Irish Longitudinal study on Ageing (TILDA) recently conducted a study that estimates a 84% increase of people passing from a serious illness by 2046. TILDA collects information on all aspects of…
France’s new law on end of life drugs will improve palliative care
Currently, end-of-life patients in pain have to be admitted to the hospital before being able to receive relieving sedative drug, Midazolam. New regulation will now allow general practitioners to admit the pain alleviating drug to patients. Within four months general…
End of life staff create a comfort box to help grieving families
UK end of life staff epitomize the big hearts of death care professionals. Going above and beyond to make an effort to comfort and provide convenience for grieving families. Laurel Lodge provides residential care for up to 32 residents aged…
Palliative care leads to less ICU use by terminal patients
A recent JAMA Network report found that ¨implementation of palliative care at a hospital was associated with a 10% reduction in intensive care unit (ICU) use. Meaning implementation of hospital-based palliative care services may be associated with decreased treatment intensity…
New Jersey signs in laws that will improve palliative care
Tuesday January 21st, Governor Phil Murphy signed two palliative care bills that were passed this past December. The bills will improve access to palliative care and end-of-life care in the state of New Jersey. The bills going into action require…
Can hospices re-educate the public about their about their services?
Today’s hospices aren’t just places where people go to die and hospices want people to know that. Families fight transfers from hospitals because they are scared that sending a loved one means they are being sent to die. According to…
New research shows only 30 out of 198 countries have sufficient palliative care accessible
A new international study led by the University of Glasgow has confirmed that only 14% of people worldwide have access to palliative care. The research confirms what palliative care professionals have been saying for years, that end of life care…
Netflix’s Queer Eye highlights palliative caregivers’ struggle for work-life balance
Last year Netflix rebooted Queer Eye, the hugly successful show from the early 2000´s. Bringing in fresh faces to host this feel good show focused on highlighting inner beauty and self love. The show’s premise remained the same, following the…
