by Oklahoma Palliative & Hospice Care | Sep 19, 2021 | Hospice Care, News, Palliative Care
Did you know that September 22 is Falls Prevention Awareness Day? About 36 million older adults fall every year—resulting in more than 32,000 deaths. On this Falls Prevention Awareness Day, we wanted to share some tips for older adults to prevent slips and falls,...
by Oklahoma Palliative & Hospice Care | Sep 12, 2021 | Hospice Care, News, Palliative Care
September 18th is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. The holiday is intended to call attention to the growing number of people living full and long lives with HIV and all of the aging-related challenges that come with HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and...
by Oklahoma Palliative & Hospice Care | Sep 6, 2021 | Hospice Care, News, Palliative Care
September is World Alzheimer’s Month. The international campaign is intended to raise awareness and money as well as challenge the stigma around Alzheimer’s. World Alzheimer’s Month is a good time for a refresher on what Alzheimer’s is and its symptoms,...
by Oklahoma Palliative & Hospice Care | Aug 16, 2021 | Hospice Care, News, Palliative Care
One of the biggest concerns among end-stage COPD patients and their families is how to handle not being able to breathe? Hospice and palliative care help alleviate this concern. What is COPD? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a chronic inflammatory...
by Oklahoma Palliative & Hospice Care | Jul 23, 2021 | Hospice Care, News, Palliative Care
Medicare’s and Medicaid’s birthday is July 30, 1965. We wanted to take a moment to say “Happy Birthday” to one of the United States’ most outstanding healthcare achievements. On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the nation’s federal health insurance...
by Oklahoma Palliative & Hospice Care | Jul 18, 2021 | Hospice Care, News, Palliative Care
International Self-Care Day is July 24. It’s a day when people around the world are encouraged to focus on themselves with a bit of self-care. The focus is to encourage and support efforts of general health and wellness that begins with the individual....
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