How to Manage Safety in the Home, Heartbeat, Episode 129

Safety is important no matter who you are: patient, caregiver, nurse, staff member.  And no matter where you are: home, hospital, hospice, nursing facility. Safety--your safety, and ours--is a matter of great importance when someone is on hospice.  The primary goal of hospice is comfort, so it makes sense that hospice personnel want to do everything possible to help patients and caregivers maintain an environment that is safe and comfortable.  This episode will explain the different ways that hospice staff can assess and recommend ways to create a safe environment for the patient and everyone else who enters the home.   To learn more, please visit The Heart of Hospice website at this link, for information and resources about hospice, caregiving, self care, and advance care planning.  To learn more about the National Association of Home Care and Hospice, please visit their website at www.NAHC.org