Hospice

Music is something people like to use to have fun and let their cares melt away. Music can affect us in many ways: We feel it as alive in us, bringing us into emotional states, accessing [...]

Home health care and hospice have patient care at the center of what they do. But the goals for each aspect of care are different. This post explains what home health care and hospice are and [...]

Knowing how to start the conversation about hospice is just as powerful as knowing when to start the conversation. We all feel that we will have more time with our aging parents or loved ones, [...]

In the next edition of our hospice blog series, we decided it was important to offer the perspective of a physician. As someone who has helped thousands of patients and families over the years in [...]

Initiating questions about end of life care is emotionally challenging, especially between marriage partners and between parents and children. We seek to protect our loved ones and often avoid [...]

While Hospice is a Medicare-funded program, the cost of care goes far beyond what is paid. The remainder is supported through donations from the community. Butte Home Health & Hospice is a [...]

Butte Home Health & Hospice is Celebrating National Hospice Month by providing free copies of Five Wishes, the most popular advance care planning tool in the United States. During this [...]

If you’ve been impacted by hospice care, you know the support and care that is provided to both families and caregivers when it’s needed most. You can support hospice in Butte County [...]

Many people have misconceptions about what hospice care is and is not. Hospice provides specialized care that addresses the unique needs of a patient facing the end of life. The focus is on [...]