Caregiving and Hospice, May 27-June 2, 2012

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

• How to Evaluate End of Life Care in Nursing Homes, http://tinyurl.com/7eo9ncl via @ProntoCapital
  
  
• Volunteers: Making a difference for hospice patients in the dash, http://wp.me/p1HmLc-fV from @ProntoCapital via @teaminspire
  
  
• Pain Control, A Basic Kindness, http://bit.ly/KleR3g via @rhgerard in The Lancet
  
  
• Excellent! Finding the Words to Talk about Disability, http://j.mp/LV6km0
  
  
• Five Tips for Families Facing End-of-Life Care, http://ti.me/N0rgcH by@TIMEHealthland via @AgraceHospice and @rhgerard
  
• RT @MarthaRaymondRN: Hospice News Daily is out! http://bit.ly/gZYOdN ▸ Top stories today via @SeasonsHospice, @DianeEMeier and @GriefHealing
  
  
• Powerful: Why did husband's end-of-life care cost so much? http://bit.ly/JuIQQo from @healthecon_dan via @Altarum
  
  
• HFA: High Cost of End-of-Life Care, http://j.mp/JXPKgG
  
  
• The Psychology of Pain: Not What You Think, http://j.mp/JuWxi4 by Stan Goldberg
  
  
• Discovered: [Hospice Is] The Magic Word - When hospital policies are at odds with the needs of frail elders, http://j.mp/LTszrQ
  
  
•  Have caregiving questions? Ask them at the CaregivingCafe FORUM, http://j.mp/JnXYmt by @CaregivingCafe
  
  
• Why appointing health care power of attorney is important for aging loved one, http://bit.ly/KUxy8T by @Hisc262