CPR Training Sheet
CPR is performed on a person who has stopped breathing and/or whose heart has stopped beating. During CPR, someone will push on your chest (compressions) and breathe into your mouth. A tube may also be placed down your throat for…
Constipation Training Sheet
Constipation can be caused by many things, especially pain medications such as morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and hydromorphone. This may lead to unnecessary discomfort.
Bed Bound Patients Training Sheet
Patients who are no longer able to get out of bed have special care needs. They may need help with: Keeping clean and dry Safely moving from side to side Getting into a comfortable position Protecting the skin from breakdown
AICD Training Sheet
A device that is implanted in your chest to monitor for and, if necessary, correct episodes of rapid heartbeat. If your heartbeat becomes too fast (ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation), the device will give an electric shock to get your…
HOC Launches Advanced Cardiac Care Program
Hospice of Cincinnati, in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA) and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), announces the HOC Advanced Cardiac Care Program to address one of the nation’s largest killers of Americans – heart…
Now Registering: COVID-19 Loss Support Group
Coping with the death of a loved one is challenging no matter when the loss occurs. However, those who have experienced the death of a loved as a result of Covid are facing even greater challenges coping, grieving and mourning…
COVID-19 Policies
Hospice patients are particularly vulnerable in the face of infectious diseases like COVID-19. For their safety and that of the staff caring for them, we are following federal, state and local agency guidelines to limit potential exposure. Below are our…
Bereavement – How Do You React?
How Do You React When Someone You Love Dies? When experiencing a loss, people often wonder if they are grieving in the proper way and if the feelings they are having are normal.
Children & Grief
Learn more about children and grief with this guide from The Goldstein Family Grief Center.