Home > Connect > Blog Connect Blog Senior Life Solutions Helps Seniors Learn Coping StrategiesThursday, July 15, 2021Did you know as many as one in five older adults experience mental health concerns separate from normal aging? Anxiety and mood disorders are most common, but depression can also emerge. The Senior Life Solutions program at Taylorville Memorial Hospital… The post Senior Life Solutions Helps Seniors Learn Coping Strategies appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More Understand Care Options: Palliative and Hospice CareMonday, January 25, 2021Although both palliative and hospice care offer pain and symptom relief to patients, the diagnosis and care plans differ. In hospice, patients are provided end-of-life comfort care. Palliative care can include comfort care for patients who are at the end… The post Understand Care Options: Palliative and Hospice Care appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More Dementia at a Glance: Alzheimer’s and MoreSaturday, January 23, 2021Dementia is an umbrella term for cognitive impairment – difficulty remembering, thinking or making decisions that interfere with daily activities. Although Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, there are many other forms. In the United States, 5.8… The post Dementia at a Glance: Alzheimer’s and More appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More Tips for a Successful Advance Care Planning ConversationMonday, September 7, 2020During our lifetimes, we plan for major transitions like going to college, getting married and retiring. But it is hard for most of us to think about the biggest transition of all: the end of our lives. Like many people,… The post Tips for a Successful Advance Care Planning Conversation appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More Understanding Palliative CareThursday, August 27, 2020Palliative care is a specialized type of care that focuses on providing relief of suffering for patients with serious illness in order to improve quality of life. The goal of palliative care is to prevent and relieve the physical symptoms,… The post Understanding Palliative Care appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More National Healthcare Decisions Day – July 16, 2020Wednesday, July 8, 2020Memorial Health System, along with other national, state and community organizations, is participating in an initiative to highlight the importance of advance care planning—National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). NHDD exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and healthcare providers… The post National Healthcare Decisions Day – July 16, 2020 appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More Approaching Your Family about Advance Care PlanningThursday, April 30, 2020Engaging your family is a critical step in the advance care planning process. If you are unable to make decisions for yourself, these individuals will speak on your behalf. It is important to have a conversation about your healthcare wishes… The post Approaching Your Family about Advance Care Planning appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More Speak Up: Why Advance Care Planning is CriticalFriday, April 10, 2020Do you know what healthcare treatments you would and would not want if you could not speak for yourself? Do other people know what your wishes are? Whether we plan for it or not, sudden illness or accidents can happen… The post Speak Up: Why Advance Care Planning is Critical appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More Home Health Services Returns Lincoln’s Glenn Gill Back to His LifeSaturday, November 30, 2019Born with spina bifida, Glenn Gill has gone through between 20 and 30 surgeries throughout his 37 years of life. In adulthood, he developed diabetes. An infection earlier in 2019 led to the discovery of Fournier’s gangrene – a serious… The post Home Health Services Returns Lincoln’s Glenn Gill Back to His Life appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More Why Caring for a Loved One at Home is Do-ableSunday, November 24, 2019Many people prefer to stay at home instead of move to a skilled nursing facility after a hospitalization, when battling an illness or as they age. Home health offers the opportunity to help care for yourself or your loved one… The post Why Caring for a Loved One at Home is Do-able appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More