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Hospice Quinte's In-Home Hospice Service

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - January 30, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
What would happen if you were diagnosed with a terminal illness? Where and how would you like to live out the rest of your life? If you and your family have decided that you wish to die at home, then accessing the proper resources and services will lessen some of the potential strain of caregivi...

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How Children Deal With Loss

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - January 23, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Everyone who experiences loss will grieve differently, and children of course are no exception.  The primary difference in adult versus child grief is the way in which the grieving process is demonstrated, leaving adults who care for grieving children at times confused and worried that somehow t...

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Grief and Sleep

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - January 16, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
It’s common for people to experience a change in their sleeping pattern in the days, weeks and months following the loss of a loved one.  If you were a caregiver prior to the loss, then this sleeplessness can be intensified.  People who are grieving may have trouble falling asleep or staying asl...

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How a Bereavement Support Group Can Help

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - January 02, 2023 05:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
When you have lost a loved one and need some help, there are options.  You might seek support from family or friends, find a book that provides some comfort, or you might find that you need something more.   A bereavement support group offers support and connection that comes from being with peo...

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Who Cares for the Caregivers?

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - June 13, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Caregiving is a challenging and rewarding part of many people’s lives.  Caregivers face many adversities, with unknowns, stressors and worries being a normal part of the caregiving journey.  The mental health and wellbeing of caregivers however is often overlooked.  This is an issue that caregiv...

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Benefits of Volunteering for Seniors

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - June 06, 2022 04:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Many non-profit organizations could not survive without the assistance provided by loyal volunteers. In fact, a report by Volunteer Canada revealed that Baby Boomers and Senior Adults provided more than 1 billion volunteer hours in 2010! Clearly volunteering provides non-profits and charities a ...

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Challenges Men Face as Caregivers

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - May 30, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Even though caregiving is often thought of as a role assumed primarily by women, a recent survey found that 44% of caregivers are men.  Like their female counterparts, approximately 3.4 million male caregivers face tremendous challenges as they simultaneously try to balance work and raise a fami...

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Advance Care Planning Basics

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - April 11, 2022 14:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
** Please note:  this podcast mentions the April 2022 Advance Care Planning workshop offered by Hospice Quinte, which has now been completed ** Imagine for a moment that you were not able to speak for yourself. Who would you want to make decisions on your behalf? Do your family or friends know ...

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Preparing a Child to Visit a Dying Loved One

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - April 04, 2022 04:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
There is a question that often surfaces in the hospice environment:   How much should we involve children in dying process family members?  And that leads to another eventual question - at what age is it appropriate for children to attend funerals? Family members struggle with both of these ques...

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Hospice Quinte's Companionship Programs

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - March 28, 2022 19:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
*** Please Note: This Content May Contain Information Regarding Programs That Are No Longer Offered by Hospice Quinte *** In 2020 Hospice Quinte introduced two new programs – Bereavement Companionship and Caregiver Companionship.  Often, people who are caring for someone with a terminal illness...

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Nutrition at End of Life

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - March 21, 2022 04:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
As our loved ones approach the final stages of life comfort care and quality of life become the top priorities.  It is also a time that we must listen carefully to our loved ones, taking their cues to determine what their greatest needs and concerns are.  Human nature compels us to nurture our l...

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Grief and Valentine's Day

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - February 14, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Special days and holidays can sometimes trigger memories and difficult emotions in individuals who have experienced the loss of a loved one. For those who have lost a spouse or partner, Valentine's Day can feel particularly cruel because of its emphasis on togetherness, love, and romance. This w...

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Traditions and Spirituality at End of Life

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - January 10, 2022 13:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Spirituality means different things to different people. For some, religion and faith are part of their spirituality; others may look to cultural traditions to meet spiritual needs, and some may seek spiritual fulfilment in nature. In this week's Changing Lives Podcast we discuss traditions and ...

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Ten Ways to Provide Better Care

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - January 03, 2022 13:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Caring for someone is hard. You give a lot of yourself acting as an advocate for their care and assisting them in their daily lives. Though we can’t make your job as a caregiver easier, we do have a few suggestions from Caregiver Solutions to help you provide better care. Tune in to learn more i...

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Starting Difficult Conversations - Advance Care Planning

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - December 14, 2021 18:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Difficult conversations -  the phrase says it all.   There are some topics in life that are difficult to approach.  End of life planning is one of them.  Learn how to start the sometimes difficult conversation about advance care planning with the people closest to you in this week's Changing Liv...

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Navigating the Hospice Palliative Care System

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - November 15, 2021 19:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
As a new caregiver, or even a caregiver of many years, navigating the system in hospice palliative care can be hard to do.  Knowing how to navigate the path will not only help you to understand the services available and how to access them but will also help you advocate for the person you are c...

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How to Prepare for a Good End of Life

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - November 15, 2021 18:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Death is not something we need to fear. In fact, many people are able to die well because they think about it and plan for it ahead of time.  Learn more about how to prepare for a good end of life in this week's Changing Lives Podcast. About Hospice Quinte Hospice Quinte assists terminally ill ...

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Myths & Misconceptions About Hospice Palliative Care

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - November 01, 2021 19:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
One of our goals at Hospice Quinte is to help people start conversations about hospice palliative care and their end of life choices.  There are a lot of myths, misconceptions, and misunderstandings about hospice palliative care that can prevent people from getting the care and support they need...

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Creating a Legacy Project

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - October 18, 2021 18:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
When you find out someone close to you is dying, it can be a little overwhelming.  Once you have had some time to process the news you may be lucky enough to have some time to plan making memories with your loved one by putting together a legacy project.  Legacy projects are projects or activiti...

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Surprise! You're Going to be a Caregiver!

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - October 04, 2021 19:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
 Becoming a caregiver can happen gradually without you even noticing it – you start calling more often, you cover more of the chores at home, you pick up their prescriptions – or it can happen quite quickly – they are given a diagnosis with a poor prognosis or they take a damaging fall, requirin...

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Four Facets of End of Life Care

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - September 27, 2021 16:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Generally speaking, people who are dying need care in four areas—physical and practical help, mental support, help for emotional needs, and processing spiritual issues.  Quality hospice palliative care should address the needs of all four areas.  Listen to this week's podcast to find out how to ...

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Tips for Caregivers

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - September 20, 2021 19:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
According to Statistics Canada, in 2018 an estimated 25 percent of the population provided some form of long-term caregiving to a loved one. As those with illness face multiple losses and grief, and adjustments to a different life routine, so do caregivers.  Caregivers may face losses such as th...

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Healthy Aging Month and Advance Care Planning

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - September 13, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
September is Healthy Aging Month. Healthy Aging Month was created to empower people over the age of 45 to take charge of their lives, their health, and their passions. This is not just about eating right and getting exercise. It is also about planning ahead.  This includes planning for your end ...

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Poor Communication is Compromising Care for the Dying

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - August 30, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In a recent CARENET report, poor communication was cited as a contributor to compromised care for palliative patients.  Their research showed that up to 70 per cent of seriously ill, hospitalized elderly Canadians have been given invasive end-of-life treatments that they simply did not want.  Fi...

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Death Doulas Provide Comfort

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - August 23, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Maybe you have heard of a birth doula, but have you heard of a death doula? Just as a birth doula advocates for and cares for mothers in their pregnancy and birth journey, death doulas advocate for and care for the dying in their final days and death journey. A doula’s ultimate purpose is to be ...

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Demands of Caregiving on Older Adults

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - August 18, 2021 17:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Caregiving is often a physically, not to mention emotionally demanding job.   Caregivers that are carrying too much responsibility may miss personal appointments, ignore personal medical concerns, eat unhealthily due to lack of time or appetite, overuse alcohol, lose sleep, have fewer social con...

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Receiving Care in a Hospice Residence

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - August 18, 2021 14:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
When asked, most people say they want to spend their last days at home.  And while supports for home death are improving, sometimes a family finds they need help twenty-four hours a day.  In that case, a hospice residence might be the best option.  A hospice residence is a home away from home wh...

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Guilt and Caregiving

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - July 26, 2021 13:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
At Hospice Quinte we meet, and talk to, a lot of people who have become family caregivers for loved ones who are facing a terminal illness.  We hear a lot of stories and many of these involve emotions such as sadness, hope, exhaustion, happiness, grace, despair, longing, love, and even anger.  Y...

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Confronting our Death Denying Culture

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - July 12, 2021 14:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Dying is a part of living.  We will all experience it ourselves and we will all lose someone we love and experience the grief and bereavement that comes with that loss.  Even though it is such a fundamental part of life – it seems to be a topic that many people have a hard time talking about.   ...

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Hospice Quinte's 2021 Charity Golf Tournament

Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast - June 14, 2021 13:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Please note that some of the information in this podcast may be out of date. For the most up to date information on Hospice Quinte, please visit our website at HospiceQuinte.ca Mark your calendars and join Hospice Quinte on Friday, June 25th, 2021 at Black Bear Ridge Golf Course, for our 2021 C...

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