Live Healthy West Virginia
Ep. 28 – Home Health and Hospice: In-Home Nursing and End-of-Life Care
Season 1, Episode 7
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30m
Most aging seniors who need more assistance want to stay in their own homes as long as possible. We talk about how home health and hospice care can help make it possible for seniors “to age in place” with Dr. Maggie Thieman of WVU Medicine Home Health and Hospice.
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