Blog Archives – Page 5 of 10 – Faith and Hope Hospice

Published On - November 15, 2019

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Epilogue: Bereavement Newsletter, Nov/Dec 2019

Epilogue November/December 2019 Faith and Hope Hospice Pasadena is the best hospice Los Angeles County has to offer. Serving Los Angeles, Pasadena, and the surrounding communities. Click here to download the latest edition of Faith & Hope Hospice’s bereavement newsletter, Epilogue. This ed...

Published On - November 13, 2019

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The Best Hospice in Los Angeles for Holistic End-of-Life Care and Support

Faith & Hope, identified as the best hospice in Los Angeles, provides comprehensive, comfort-focused care to individuals who are near the end of their life. It aims to help patients make the most of this critical period with as little pain as possible. Aside from those with functional decline an...

Published On - November 13, 2019

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Annual Canned Food Drive

Hope everyone is ready for the upcoming Holiday Season! Beginning now, Faith & Hope Hospice and Palliative Care in Los Angeles, CA will be leading our annual canned food drive and would appreciate everyone to donate what they can of any closed canned food items. This year, we are donating to Ale...

Published On - October 25, 2019

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Faith & Hope Hospice Community Cookbook

Recipes hold a special place in the heart. They can be family heirlooms, passed down for generations or something whipped-up on a whim that remind us of someone we love. A recipe can recall memories of special occasions, or comfort food for rotten days. We are creating a cookbook that will give us a...

Published On - October 16, 2019

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Light the Night

Faith & Hope Hospice & Palliative Care is celebrating Hospice & Palliative care Month by hosting our annual event “Light the Night” to remember and honor the patients that have passed away this year. “Every November we honor, celebrate, and remember the patients that have pa...

Published On - October 5, 2019

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Non-pharmacological: Big word, Easy to understand

October 4, 2019 / Reid M. Jacobs, APHSW-C, MSW Pain, symptoms, suffering. These are common fears for people with terminal illness, as well as their families. And these are legitimate concerns. Advanced disease affects all parts of the body often causing pain but a host of other symptoms from difficu...

Published On - October 1, 2019

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Grief and Sleep, Part II

Grief and Sleep, Part IIOctober 1, 2019 / Reid M. Jacobs, APHSW-C, MSW Previously, we discussed the ways that grief can interfere with sleep, as well as the importance of sleep hygiene and medications that help with sleep. Now, I’d like to provide information on non-medication techniques to help y...

Published On - September 27, 2019

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Grief and Sleep, Part I

Grief and Sleep, Part I September 27, 2019 / Reid M. Jacobs, APHSW-C, MSW Sleep disturbance, such as difficulty getting to sleep or waking multiple times during the night, are common components of grief. The majority of those grieving the death of someone important to them will experience sleep dist...

Published On - September 27, 2019

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