Join as we discuss admission to hospice. We will explore the challenges patients and families face as they live with serious illness, and ways that hospice can help to improve their quality of life, helping them to live well. We will focus on the burden of caregiving and managing symptoms and pain within the context of end-of-life care.

Elizabeth Albiez, Clinical Director Home Team, explains how Tidewell’s amazing team cares for patients at home. The care is not only for the individuals we care for, but we encompass the family in that care. Liz will clarify some misconceptions about hospice care in the home.

Join Maureen Leahy as we look to the future through the lens of Care Navigation which provides guidance and support after a patient is discharged from or if they choose to revoke hospice care.

Ken Kinzie, LCSW, Vice President of Grief Education and Support Services, shares tips on how to cope with loss and isolation. COVID has added a lot of stress in our daily lives and many have experienced grief in one form or another. Learn about the individual and group counseling services Tidewell provides for the patients, families and the community.

David Lafferty, EVP/Chief Information Officer shares with us how Tidewell uses cutting edge technology to care for our patients. With the heightened sense of isolation during the pandemic, Tidewell is using virtual reality to help reduce pain, loneliness and depression. Come meet PARO, a therapeutic robot in the form of a baby harp seal, provides psychological and social stimulation through physical interaction.

National Healthcare Decisions Day is designed to raise public awareness of the need to plan ahead for healthcare decisions through the use of advance directives.We want to talk about your life choices.