One of the biggest challenges for families caring for loved ones near the end of life is when and how to make the decision to change from active and aggressive treatment to care that focuses on comfort and quality of life. […]
One of the biggest challenges for families caring for loved ones near the end of life is when and how to make the decision to change from active and aggressive treatment to care that focuses on comfort and quality of life. […]
February is Heart Month, and while many Americans learn about heart disease throughout the month, some will receive a crash course in the form of a diagnosis. A diagnosis of congestive heart failure—or any end-stage heart disease—can be emotionally crippling, both for a patient and family. […]
For 35 years, Donn and Charla have been lifelong friends, steadfast companions through life in a non-romantic-but-always-close relationship. […]
Peggy Grace, a music therapist for VITAS Healthcare, strums a G major and lets the chord ring out. “I’m in love–I’m all shook up,” she sings, and she’s not the only one. VITAS patient Patricia Browder, in her 80s and living with dementia, sings every word she remembers and mouths the handful she doesn’t. […]
The party had already started when Laurie Nichols, senior marketing representative for VITAS Healthcare in Brevard County, brought out the cake and balloons for the guest of honor. […]
Until family members have experienced hospice care firsthand, they sometimes struggle to understand what VITAS means by its pledge to provide compassionate physical and psychosocial support to patients and their families. […]
One of the underlying considerations for patients and families who choose hospice care for a seriously ill loved one is time—time for comfort, closure and quality of life in the time that remains. […]
When a loved one dies, memories mean so much. VITAS® Healthcare volunteers help preserve those memories by stitching fabrics from their favorite clothing or other belongings into Memory Bears. […]
VITAS Healthcare has more than 40 years of knowledge that allows us to recognize and help those who are experiencing a difficult bereavement. […]
Here’s a health question for Space Coast Daily subscribers: What is the most expensive disease in America, costing more than heart disease and cancer? […]
VITAS Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider in end-of-life care, is recruiting for new positions—mostly RNs, home health aides and LPNs—in the Brevard markets as it expands its Florida presence. […]
