Hospice care became a recognized benefit under Medicare in 1983, and approximately 90% of all hospice programs are Medicare certified. As 28% of all Medicare costs go to persons in their last year of life, and 50% of such costs are expended during the last 2 months of life, (more…)

It doesn’t matter when the grief process begins. Whether you begin feeling the symptoms of grief after the loss of a loved one or even before, the process is a long and difficult one. Taking weeks and sometimes months the grieving process itself varies in terms of intensity and length and is different for each person in each culture. When grief strikes it’s important to know that you have resources available to you and your family to help you deal with your grief and hospice facilities can offer that. You and your family deserve that peace of mind. (more…)