Home > Connect > Blog Connect Blog 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 Caregiving for a Stroke SurvivorMonday, September 23, 2019More than 50 million Americans serve as caregivers for a friend or family member who has a disability or illness. Whether you have cared for a stroke survivor for years or are new in your role, the experience can be… The post Caregiving for a Stroke Survivor appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More A Pool Party Highlights Wish #350 from Sharing WishesFriday, August 2, 2019With the help of Memorial Home Hospice and a special nurse and social worker, Brandie Wright and Belinda Turley pulled off a surprise pool party to celebrate their mom, Sue Turley, 69, a hospice patient. Sue retired from Memorial Child… The post A Pool Party Highlights Wish #350 from Sharing Wishes appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More Advance Care Planning: Have the TalkMonday, April 8, 2019Fact: we are all going to die someday. National Healthcare Decision Day educates and motivates people and healthcare providers to talk about advance care planning. Advance care planning can include living wills, hospice and palliative care, treatment plans if diagnosed… The post Advance Care Planning: Have the Talk appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More Benefits of CPAP & Compression SocksWednesday, February 27, 2019If you have circulation problems in your legs, you may benefit from the use of compression stockings. Patients undergoing compression therapy wear special stockings that are designed to increase circulation in the legs and support the veins. Compression therapy can… The post Benefits of CPAP & Compression Socks appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More Spiritual Care in HospiceFriday, November 30, 2018Physical comfort is often the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of hospice care. However, Memorial Hospice comprises a team of care providers across disciplines, including spiritual, to help patients and their families navigate their difficult situation and… The post Spiritual Care in Hospice appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More Senior Life Solutions Helps Lessen Anxiety for Taylorville ManFriday, November 30, 2018Erie Miller, now 67, has dealt on and off with anxiety since he was in high school, but it was Taylorville Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions program that helped him train his mind to not automatically default to anxiety. “When… The post Senior Life Solutions Helps Lessen Anxiety for Taylorville Man appeared first on LiveWell Online Magazine. Read More