What soothes you? What makes you laugh? What energizes you? These are the kinds of questions we think about all the time at Lifesprk Hospice. We’re impassioned about finding ways to support the whole person ...
Do I Qualify for Hospice Care?
It’s a good question to ask. Are you eligible for hospice? The answer is important because: The most common regret of people on hospice care is that they hadn’t started it sooner. That’s why once ...
Ardie and Bill: Moving from Isolation to Recreation
As the pandemic wore on, Ardie, 78, and Bill, 82, were becoming increasingly inactive and isolated, spending their days alone in the apartment, in their recliners watching TV. Their daughters were worried about their parents’ ...
Facing Death While Living with Comfort, Dignity, and Cribbage
“The best way to describe Mom’s attitude toward life is a line from a John Denver song: ‘Joy was the thing she was raised on; love was just the way to live and die,’” Sue ...
Polypharmacy and Seniors: Health Crisis with a Cure
“We live in a culture that’s taught us to expect that there’s a pill for everything,” said Dr. Nick Schneeman, Lifesprk Chief Medical Officer. “It’s true that modern medicine has often delivered on that expectation, ...
Living Well With a Purpose
When my mother was in her early 30’s, she realized she wasn’t cut out to be a stay-at-home mom. So she went back to school, got a master’s degree in social work, and began her ...
Explore Your Options: Alternatives to Hospice Care
What Will Make You Happiest? Live like you want to, as long as you can. Throughout your whole life, you’ve been making choices that felt right for you. Now with less of your life remaining, ...
Palliative Care OR Hospice Care: Which is Right for You?
When you’re first diagnosed with a chronic or life-limiting disease, it’s natural to feel scared. You probably have a lot of fears and even more questions. How is the rest of your life going to ...
Can I Afford Hospice?
When you’re nearing the end of your life, your greatest wish may be to put aside your other worries to give your family as much time and love as you can. Sadly, the many end-of-life ...
Advance Directives—The COVID Factor
COVID-19 has brought a new sense of urgency to advance care planning. “Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve been trying to get in front of this difficult situation by having honest discussions with our ...
