Many people prefer to stay at home instead of move to a skilled nursing facility after a hospitalization, when battling an illness or as they age. Memorial Home Care offers the opportunity to help care for yourself or your loved…
Did you know as many as one in five older adults experience mental health concerns separate from normal aging? Anxiety and mood disorders are most common, but depression can also emerge. The Senior Life Solutions program at Taylorville Memorial Hospital…
During our lifetimes, we plan for major transitions like going to college, getting married and retiring. But it is hard for most of us to think about the biggest transition of all: the end of our lives. Like many people,…
Palliative care is a specialized type of care that focuses on providing relief of suffering for patients with serious illness in order to improve quality of life. The goal of palliative care is to prevent and relieve the physical symptoms,…
Memorial Health System, along with other national, state and community organizations, is participating in an initiative to highlight the importance of advance care planning—National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). NHDD exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and healthcare providers…
Engaging your family is a critical step in the advance care planning process. If you are unable to make decisions for yourself, these individuals will speak on your behalf. It is important to have a conversation about your healthcare wishes…
Do you know what healthcare treatments you would and would not want if you could not speak for yourself? Do other people know what your wishes are? Whether we plan for it or not, sudden illness or accidents can happen…
Born with spina bifida, Glenn Gill has gone through between 20 and 30 surgeries throughout his 37 years of life. In adulthood, he developed diabetes. An infection earlier in 2019 led to the discovery of Fournier’s gangrene – a serious…
More than 50 million Americans serve as caregivers for a friend or family member who has a disability or illness. Whether you have cared for a stroke survivor for years or are new in your role, the experience can be…
With the help of Memorial Home Hospice and a special nurse and social worker, Brandie Wright and Belinda Turley pulled off a surprise pool party to celebrate their mom, Sue Turley, 69, a hospice patient. Sue retired from Memorial Child…