Hospice News August 29, 2024
The Connecticut Hospice Inc. recently unveiled a new caregiving program aimed at improving support for patients with dementia-related conditions.
Dubbed as Magnolia Care, the decision to launch these new services was in part driven by rising demand as more seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia reach life’s final stages, according to the hospice provider.
Patients with these conditions often face more complicated end-of-life trajectories that require caregivers to have a deeper well of supportive resources and knowledge compared to others, The Connecticut Hospice indicated.
“One of the conditions which has seen a huge increase in incidence is dementia, in part because other diseases can be cured or controlled, leaving more people to suffer from mental decline at the end of...