Hope Hospice

Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region (HPCCR)

We invite you to participate in Light Up A Life - our holiday tradition of Commemorative Bells, Porcelain Stars, and Remembrance Trees. All meaningful ways to honor, remember, and celebrate your loved ones and friends, as we remember and honor the families we've served.

4 Things You Should Know About Hospice Care

"Do everything, Doc." That's typically what many family members say when a loved one is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and can no longer make health...

Hospice: What You Don't Know Can Hurt

This is the story of one nurse's encounter with a family where she helps clear up some misconceptions about what hospice is and does.

When You Can't Keep Your Health Care Plan

UPS dropping health coverage for spouses is just the latest Obamacare impact on health care plans.

New GOP Health Care Plan Would Hurt People who Need Health Care Most!

Under the new proposed health care plan, states would be allowed to drop two important provisions of the ACA: the requirement that insurance plans cover 10 Essential Health Benefits and provisions to prevent insurance companies from discriminating against sick people. More

The 7-Step Health Care Plan for Small-Business Owners

Discover how to maximize your health-care benefits, reduce costs and get tax benefits to boot.

India is rolling out a health-care plan for half a billion people. But are there enough doctors?

It may be the world's biggest public health-care plan. But it could face stumbling blocks.

How cartoonists are skewering the fight over the GOP’s health-care plan

Is the political battle over health-care legislation making you sick? Perhaps a moment's levity can provide a balm.

Recent Study Finds Many Physicians Do Not Thoroughly Review Home Health Care Plans

According to a recent survey by the Annals of Internal Medicine, treatment plans from home health care providers frequently do not receive thorough review from physicians.

Retirement planning also means health care planning. How much is enough?

In one survey, almost 45% of American adults between 50 and 64 years old had low confidence in being able to afford health insurance during retirement.

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New study shows that more than half of consumers will choose a health-care plan that costs too much

Right now, many consumers are signing up for healthcare via the new health insurance exchanges set up by the federal and state governments.

What is Home Health Care?

What is Home Health Care?<br>Care at home may be appropriate for a patient who has experienced an illness, hospitalization or surgery, which requires recovery or healing; or who has a new health care diagnosis that calls for a change in daily lifestyle.

Frequently Asked Questions about Health Care Power of Attorney (HCPOA)

Sometimes people don't want to complete a Health Care Power of Attorney because of simple misunderstandings.

Has your health care plan improved or gotten worse in the past few years?

Health care plan turns cold shoulder to those who are sick in body, mind

Those who are sick, either in body or in mind, are my concern. They should concern all of us.

Building a Khan Academy for Health Care

Even if Medicare pays for end-of-life discussions, most doctors don’t know how to handle them. Videos can facilitate the conversation.

Are We Providing Health Care, or Just Delivering Health?

As a medical student I have come to appreciate two core goals of Health Care: 1) Health: The delivery of medical knowledge, assessment o...

When is Home Health Care Needed?

When is Home Health Care Needed<br>Care at home may be appropriate for a patient who has experienced an illness, hospitalization or surgery, which requires recovery or healing, or who has a new health care diagnosis that calls for a change in daily lifestyle<br>Some key indicators that may determine eligibility:<br>Assistance required when walking<br>Unintentional weight loss<br>Anxiety or psychological challenges due to immobility or…