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		<title>National Home Care &amp; Hospice March on Washington &amp; Law Symposium, March 25-28, 2012</title>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Home Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About Home Health Care - Resources Available]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financing the Cost of Home Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intro: Sr Housing & Care Facility Options - Understanding & Choosing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Caregiving News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Selecting a Home Health Agency or Private Duty Aide]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[website. &#8220;Connect with your members of Congress and make them understand your patients’ needs. Tell them how home care can cut costs and right a health care system that’s run off the tracks. A train wreck will occur if <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/18147/national-home-care-hospice-march-on-washington-law-symposium-march-25-28-2012">National Home Care &#038; Hospice March on Washington &#038; Law Symposium, March 25-28, 2012</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Checklists of What to Look For and Ask Long-Term Care Providers &amp; Professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Assisted Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About CCRC's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About Hospice & Palliative Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About Nursing Homes & Rehabilitation Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Checklists on Care Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Checklists on Care Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Checklists on End Of Life Care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Checklists on Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Checklists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intro: Sr Housing & Care Facility Options - Understanding & Choosing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Checklists provided by GetCare.com. Multiple checklists in printable PDF format, to help you know what to look for and what to ask several different types of providers of long-term care services, including providers of: In-Home Care: Home Care Services <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/8315/checklists-of-what-to-look-for-ask-long-term-care-providers">Checklists of What to Look For and Ask Long-Term Care Providers &#038; Professionals</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Hospice Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Hospice & Palliative Care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health &#38; Human Services.  A good introduction to Hospice care, with comprehensive links to information on what it is, what care is available, financial, legal, and medical <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6463/hospice-care">Hospice Care</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Palliative Care and Hospice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Hospice & Palliative Care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by UAB Center for Palliative Care and the Birmingham VA Medical Center. http://www.palliative.uab.edu/patients/faqs/ ]]></description>
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		<title>End-of-Life Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Hospice & Palliative Care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Helpful booklets of information provided by Caring Connections, a website operated by the non-profit National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization: Care and Comfort at the End of Life [PDF]* What is Hospice? [PDF] Hospice Care: A Consumer&#8217;s Guide to <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6459/end-of-life-care">End-of-Life Care</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Palliative Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ClevelandClinic.org.  A description of what is palliative care, its focus on both the patient and the patient’s family, and when it is appropriate.  Explains that Hospice care is a special form of palliative care offered to those who may <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6457/palliative-care">Palliative Care</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>What is Hospice Care?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fact Sheet by Eldercare Locator, U.S. Department of Health &#38; Human Services, providing information on hospice care, what it is, when it is appropriate, paying for hospice care, and links to other support and resources. http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Resources/fact_sheets/hospice_care.aspx ]]></description>
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		<title>Hospice care: An option when confronting terminal illness</title>
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		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6453/hospice-care-an-option-when-confronting-terminal-illness#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Hospice & Palliative Care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MayoClinic.com.  Explains what hospice care is, when it is an option, services provided, the team of professionals involved, how it is paid for, and questions to ask in evaluating and selecting a hospice care program. http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/hospice-care/HQ00860/METHOD=print ]]></description>
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