Caregiving and Hospice, February 5 - February 11, 2012

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• Why caring for my aging father has me wishing he would die, http://bit.ly/zqYasJ via @doclake
   
  
• "When it's my time to die," http://goo.gl/1GLVd via @EllenRichter
  
  
• Heartwarming! Hospice patient reunites with dog, http://bit.ly/yTLpNi via @hospicepharmacy
  
  
• Flying tips for older passengers, http://nyti.ms/AAQBYm via @liftcaregiving
  
  
• How Caring for Parents Differs from Caring for Children, http://ow.ly/8TURp via @TCAsstLiving
• Helping friends, family members, colleagues deal with cancer news, http://j.mp/Ab5A0l by David Casarett, MD
  
  
• Preparing for your visit with someone in hospice care, http://ow.ly/8Witi via @ctffox
  
  
• Helpful articles on caregiving, hospice, grief, petloss on @GriefHealing's Facebook page, http://j.mp/m6xVjC
  
  
• Government's best ranked nursing homes; good tips included too, http://aarp.us/ACMenF by @USNews via @AARPFamily
  
  
• A Closer Look at Assisted Living « AARP, http://j.mp/z8eqVx by @michelleseitzer
  
  
• Aging in Place | SevenPonds Blog, http://j.mp/zO0sOH
  
  
• Lovely! The language of dementia, http://j.mp/xoR9r8
  
  
• Hospice volunteers fill many roles, not always patient care, bit.ly/xT9Mqa via @hospicepharmacy
  
  
• What exactly is a "good death" and how can hospice help? http://bit.ly/wLhUjR via @SolariHospice
  
  
• Mother's hospice experience inspires children's book, http://bit.ly/AC2m4v from @Anorocagency via @hospice_news
  
  
• Wall Street Journal on importance of palliative care - New guidelines from ASCO, http://bit.ly/wL7dsL via @NHPCO_news
  
  
• Video: Experience 12 Minutes In Alzheimers, http://bit.ly/zOlzQS via @asnl2
  
  
• Elder Abuse: Recognizing, Responsibilities, and Reporting « Soundscape Music Therapy, http://j.mp/xUMY45
  
  
• Hospice professionals have the heart of an amateur, j.mp/ycdWUg via @KevinMD