When a family member is dealing with an advanced, life-limiting illness, hospice care is a viable option for helping them get the most out of life. These specially trained caregivers will manage your loved one’s symptoms to help them live more comfortably. However, it’s not always so easy to broach this topic with a loved one. Use this guide to delicately bring up why you think your loved one could benefit.

How to Discuss Hospice Care With a Loved One

1. Choose a Comfortable Location

When you bring up hospice care for the first time, you want your family member to be somewhere they feel relaxed. This might be at their home or a favorite park. Just choose a place that is quiet and won’t have any distractions, such as kids, a TV, or other loud noises and visual stimuli.

2. Come Prepared With Real Information

Before sitting down with your loved one, have all the facts about hospice. It’s a common misconception that turning to hospice would mean relocating, but often, the healthcare professionals will go wherever the patient calls home. They provide any necessary medical care and try to help the person live their life as normally as they did before.

3. Explain How They Can Benefit

When a loved one is dealing with a serious illness, maintaining doctor’s appointments is both necessary and difficult. Turning to hospice will minimize these visits and have an individual come to their home to help with pain management and symptom control. If the patient and family choose, the caregiver can also assist with running errands, maintaining proper hygiene, cooking, and cleaning.

If your family has decided on hospice care for helping a loved one, turn to the skilled nursing community at The Vineyards at Concord. Since 1986, this full-service senior living facility has provided long-term care services to elderly people in Frankfort and Chillicothe, OH. They offer personalized medical care and social programs to help seniors get the most out of life. Call (740) 998-4779 to schedule a tour of the facility, and visit their website to learn more about their senior care services.