RC Healthcare Blog
Advance Care Planning and Health Care Decisions: Tips for Caregivers and Families
Taking care of yourself — physically and mentally — is one of the most important things you can do as a caregiver. This could mean asking family members and friends to help out, doing things you enjoy, or getting help from a home health care service. Taking these actions can bring you some relief. It also may help keep you from getting ill or depressed.
Alzheimer's Caregiving: Caring for Yourself
Taking care of yourself — physically and mentally — is one of the most important things you can do as a caregiver. This could mean asking family members and friends to help out, doing things you enjoy, or getting help from a home health care service. Taking these actions can bring you some relief. It also may help keep you from getting ill or depressed.
Practicing Gratitude
How often do you feel thankful for the good things in your life? Studies suggest that making a habit of noticing what’s going well in your life could have health benefits.
5 Tips for Taking Care of a Loved One on Hospice
Taking care of a loved one who is on hospice can be both rewarding and challenging. As a caregiver, you have the power to provide comfort and support during this difficult time. Here are some tips to help you provide the best possible care…
Am I eligible for Palliative Care?
Palliative care is a specialized medical care approach that provides relief to people who are suffering from serious illnesses. It focuses on improving the quality of life of patients and their families by addressing their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
How To Cope With Grief During The Holidays
Don’t you wish you could press pause on the grieving process during the holiday season? You want to be present in the festivities but it’s hard with grief’s cloud hanging over you.
Senior Care Seminar 2022
Join us in this education seminar where we break the fear of Hospice and understand true Palliative Care.
2022 Spring Family Fun Fair Recap
What a wonderful event! Thank you all for attending and we hope you had an amazing time. Please enjoy our recap video!
2022 Spring Family Fun Fair!
You’re invited to our annual Spring Family Fun Fair! Learn more about the event in this blog post and we hope to see you!!
Types of Grief and Loss
Loss is a natural part of life. Coping with feelings of grief that come with loss is slow, hard work. Most people feel strengthened, encouraged and supported when they learn about grief, understand how it affects them, identify coping strategies and learn ways to help themselves through the grief experience.
Annual December to Remember Event | 2021
We are so happy to bring back RC Hospice Care’s Annual December to Remember Event! Learn more about the event in this blog post and we hope to see you!!
Teaching Kids About Grief
Often times when teaching children about difficult things, the best way we can educate and comfort them is by reading a book.
Making Our Patients Smile
Our RCHC office was recently surprised with a beautiful delivery of flowers for our patients by The Petal Collection.
Rancho Cordova CARES
RCPD and Eskaton are proud to announce a new program, Rancho Cordova CARES, that provides daily phone calls to adults over the age of 65 by RCPD volunteers in the City of Rancho Cordova.
Finding Caregiving Resources & Support
Caregiving often comes with new responsibilities and unfamiliar tasks, yet most caregivers never receive education or training. In most communities there are different organizations that may offer information or support to help with caregiver duties.
Experiencing Grief and Loss
Everyone experiences loss; it is part of life. When a loss is painful, you will experience grief – that is a normal reaction.
Partner of the Month: Live Well at Home
Welcome to our new blog series highlighting the organizations RC Hospice Care is proud to work with! Our June partner is Live Well at Home!
What are the 5 aims of Palliative Care
Palliative care is the active holistic care of individuals across all ages with serious health-related suffering due to severe illness, and especially of those near the end of life. It aims to improve the quality of life of patients, their families, and their caregivers.
Caregiving Tip: Prevent Pressure Ulcers
We have more helpful tips for you caregivers! This week we will share some helpful ways to prevent pressure ulcers.
New videos on the RC Hospice Channel!
Hello friends! We have lots of new informative and helpful videos regarding hospice and palliative care on our Youtube Channel now!