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Hospice Does Not Mean Giving Up

Hospice doesn’t mean you are giving up. Rather, the focus of hospice is caring for the patient, not curing the disease. Hospice is typically ordered by a physician when aggressive treatment is no longer an option. By choosing hospice, a patient is prioritizing their quality of life. Blue Water Hospice works with patients and families […]

Blue Water Homecare Announces New Hospice Care Services

Blue Water Homecare will now begin offering end-of-life hospice services to clients throughout Central Texas. According to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, approximately 1.5 million Americans receive hospice care each year. With our area becoming a popular retirement destination, the need for high quality, personalized healthcare for people at every stage of life […]

Blue Water Homecare Shares Tips for Caregivers in Honor of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Staff Education Week

This week at Blue Water Homecare, we are celebrating all of our fellow caretakers who have the delicate task of looking after people living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Staff Education Week(February 14-18, 2022) is dedicated to raising awareness about these conditions and sharing best practices for those entrusted with their care. […]

Blue Water Homecare Spreads a Little Joy in the Form of a Pink Flamingo

Our experienced Blue Water Homecare caregivers like to go that extra mile while tending to our clients’ unique needs. Not too long ago, one of our team members went above and beyond–and then some–when she coordinated a very special visit for one of our clients. Peggy Garrison was tickled pink this past July when she […]

Blue Water Homecare Salutes Case Managers

A crucial component of what we do every day at Blue Water Homecare is to collaborate with an amazing group of certified healthcare professionals known as case managers. Case managers help orchestrate the assistance a patient needs between hospital and rehab stays, or a return home following an injury, illness, or serious procedure. And, this […]

Alzheimer’s Texas on Urinary Tract Infections in Seniors – Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment

[Transcript ends at 00.01.25] Blue Water’s Jennifer Prescott gives practical prevention and treatment help for this common but potentially dangerous ailment.

Summer Speaker Series: Strategies to Prevent COVID Fatigue

[Transcript ends at 00.01.25] Please join Blue Water Homecare, Ascension-Seton Hospice, and Accountable Aging for a webinar with panelist Virginia Sampson, Attorney. In this installment of the Summer Speaker Series, you will learn “Strategies to Prevent COVID Fatigue”. Virginia Sampson was a full-time caregiver to her husband for three years after he was diagnosed with […]

Summer Speaker Series: Spiritual Care and Cultural Diversity

[Transcript ends at 00.01.25] In this webinar, Blue Water Homecare, Ascension-Seton Hospice and Accountable Aging host panelist Michael Carter, Hospice Chaplain with Seton Hospice for his presentation “Spiritual Care and Cultural Diversity”. Mr. Carter teaches us how to balance the spiritual needs of patients in a culturally diverse society. Michael has served as both Chaplain […]