Caregiving and Hospice, March 17 - March 23, 2013

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

Tethered to a pole: the challenge of end of life decisions, http://j.mp/11vY5Xi by Ishani Ganguli

Ask Elizabeth: What Is Palliative Care? http://j.mp/X2eG38 by Natalie Strouth, RN

Powerful description of caregiving and grief: Suddenly, They're All Gone, http://j.mp/Zimw32 « NYT

Latest Professionally Speaking Interview with Joan Teno, MD, MS, http://j.mp/14ccUOX « Hospice Foundation of America

Film Review: Amour http://bit.ly/ZYouXm « Seven Ponds Blog

Issues in Caregiving for a Parent or Elderly Person, http://buff.ly/15wcH5C « Caregiving Cafe

Why Palliative Care Has Become a Growing Specialty Within Hospitals, http://bit.ly/14bPgSL by Bob Herman

Heartwarmer! Hospice nurse's e-mail leads to meeting, memories of West Michigan history, http://j.mp/13iCVgz « WZZM

Hospice Care Under the Microscope, http://j.mp/10rVQ4q « Medicare News Group

Let’s Have Dinner and Talk About Death, http://j.mp/ZhkLD7 « The Health Care Blog

Lovely: Home Hospice: A Better Way to Die? http://j.mp/1050DGw « Unfrazzle

Help with end-of-life talks, from a prize-winning writer, http://j.mp/WJ0c5V « Reuters

Talking dog turns senior caregiving on its head, http://j.mp/11rojpY « Health Communications and Health Advocacy

Heart wrenching: Adam And Krystyna: Hospice Under Scrutiny, http://j.mp/WNQnVN « KPBS

Innovative Concepts In Advanced Illness Care, http://j.mp/15BR9EM « Huffington Post

Terrific idea! Doctor's New Prescription: A Lawyer, http://j.mp/XrSafb « New York Times

Patients should decide what the end of life is like, JAMA study says, http://zite.to/1614Ejt « LA Times

Preventing Falls, http://ow.ly/jgLuj « The CareGiver Partnership on Pinterest 

Great resources to help you start a caregiving support group, http://ow.ly/jdSY2 « CareGiving.com

Hospice care is for the dying and the living, http://j.mp/YpQ6rm via @NHPCO_news

Must read! How to Live in Assisted Living, http://j.mp/YGsc6X « New York Times

Paperless practice: Going wireless in hospice care, http://j.mp/YkhmHI « Caring with Confidence

The Power of Sleep, http://ow.ly/iZn4c « March issue, Keep Mom at Home

Have an "End of Life" Discussion With Your Adult Children, http://bit.ly/JsSG61 via @SeniorInfo4U

How to talk about hospice care, http://j.mp/11tSjW7 « American Medical News, via @hospicebg

State of the Science from the 2013 AAHPM Annual Assembly, http://j.mp/YjNGKS « Pallimed

Announcing: The Caregiver Diaries, http://j.mp/YBWrMg « Caregiving Cafe Blog