Dying to Know Day, on August 8th, is an annual day dedicated to bringing to life conversations and community actions around death, dying and bereavement. Dying to Know Day is a social movement aimed at destigmatizing the discussion of dying. Sharon Billings, an Advance Care Planning Clinician with Alfred Health, says 50 percent of us will...
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It’s made headlines around the world – “Hero nurse arrested for refusing to give patient’s blood to police”. Video footage of a Utah nurse went viral as she was arrested for trying to stop police from taking blood from an unconscious patient without consent. The nurse, Alex Wubbels, explained that hospital policy prevented her from...
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A controversial therapy option is gaining increasing popularity among nursing homes and even home care. For elderly patients who have cognitive disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer’s, caregivers and medical professionals have found some potential benefits in a therapy technique known as Doll Therapy. Although some controversy lies in this therapy method, government studies are showing growing...
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