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How to Know If You Need Grief Counseling: Recognizing the Signs

Dealing with grief is a deeply personal and challenging experience. Whether you’ve lost a loved one, experienced a significant life change, or gone through a traumatic event, the grieving process can be overwhelming. While grief is a natural response to loss, sometimes it becomes necessary to seek professional help to navigate through the healing journey. […]

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Does Medicare Cover Hospice? Understanding Your Options

When facing a terminal illness, hospice care can provide essential support and comfort to both patients and their families. It focuses on improving the quality of life during the final stages of an illness, offering pain management, emotional and spiritual support, and assistance with daily activities. If you or a loved one are considering hospice

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Diabetic Foot Care Tips for the Elderly: Protecting Your Feet

For the elderly living with diabetes, proper diabetic foot care is crucial for maintaining overall health and preventing complications. Diabetes can affect the circulation and nerve function in the feet, making them more susceptible to infections, ulcers, and other foot-related problems. In this blog, we will discuss essential diabetic foot care tips specifically tailored to

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Grief On Fire, by Kai Romero, MD

Kai Romero, MD, Chief Medical Officer, By the Bay Health, provides three steps for the grieving process during the pandemic. As frontline physicians have navigated this pandemic over the past year and a half, I’ve been surprised and delighted to see the myriad ways in which my colleagues have manifested their resilience. Even in the

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Help for Constipation and Bowel Care

UNDERSTANDING COMMON SYMPTOMS Bowel movements at the end of life can be difficult. People become constipated because they eat, drink and move less. Medicines can also affect the bowels, leading to constipation or diarrhea. Your team will ask about bowel movements at every visit. Please be honest, even if talking about it feels embarrassing. Constipation

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