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2B The Forest-Blade • ummiEmaniielConntyLive.com • Swainsboro, Georgia • February 24, 2021 Savvy Senior: How to choose a hospice care program Dear Savvy Senior, Where can I turn to find a good Medicare covered hospice provider? My husband's moth er has a terminal condition and wants to die at home, if possible, so I'm helping out where I can. Sad Sandy Dear Sandy, Hospice is a wonderful option in the last months of life because it offers a variety of services, not only to those who are dying, but also to those left behind. Here's what you should know about hospice care, along with some tips to help you choose one. Understanding Hospice Hospice care is a unique service that provides medi cal care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support to people who are in the last stages of a terminal illness - it does not speed up or slow down the process of dying. Hospice's goal is to simply keep the patient as comfortable and pain-free as possible, with loved ones nearby until death. 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The team typically includes hospice doctors that will work with the pri mary physician and family members to draft up a care plan; nurses who dispense medication for pain control; home care aids that attend to personal needs like eating and bathing; social workers who help the patient and the family prepare for end of life; clergy members who provide spiritual counsel ing, if desired; and volun teers that fill a variety of niches, from sitting with the patient to helping clean and maintain their property. Some hospices even offer massage or music thera py, and nearly all provide bereavement services for relatives and short-term inpatient respite care to give family caregivers a break. Most hospice patients receive care in their own home. However, hospice will go wherever the patient is - hospital, nursing home or assisted living residence. Some even have their own facility to use as an option. To receive hospice, your mother-in-law must get a referral from her physician stating that her life expec tancy is six months or less. It's also important to know that home-based hos pice care does not mean that a hospice nurse or vol unteer is in the home 24 hours a day. Services are based on need and / or what you request. Hospice care can also be stopped at any time if your mother-in-law's health improves or if she decides to re-enter cure-ori ented treatments. How to Choose The best time to prepare for hospice and consider your options is before it's necessary, so you're not making decisions during a stressful time. There are more than 4,300 hospice care agencies in the U.S., so depending on where you live, you may have sever al options from which to choose. To locate a good hospice in your area, ask your rnoth- er-in-law's doctor or the discharge planner at your local hospital for a referral, or you can search online at Medicare, gov/care-compare, which provides lists and rat ings of hospice providers in your area. When choosing, look for an established hospice that has been operating for a few years and one that is certi fied by Medicare. To help you select one, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization offers a work sheet of questions to ask CaringInfo.org. Medicare Coverage Medicare covers all aspects of hospice care and services for its beneficiaries. There is no deductible for hospice services although there may be a very small co-payment - such as $5 for each prescription drug for pain and symptom control, or a 5 percent share for inpa tient respite care. Medicaid also covers hospice in most states, as do most private health insurance plans. For more information, see the "Medicare Hospice Benefits" online book let at Medieare.gov/pubs/ pdf/02154-medic are -hos- piee-benefits.pdf. Send your senior ques tions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior. org. Jim Miller is a con tributor to the NBC Today show and author of "The Savvy Senior" book. February 23,1961 2 nd Grade Play Second graders pre sented a play Feb. 23 at the Chapel program in the Swainsboro Primary School Auditorium entitled "George Washington Mystery". Play casts were Earnestine Smith, Randy Tapley, Ronnie Conley, Tommie Lee Oglesby, Nancy Smith, Chucky Moye, Rebecca Bailey, Randy Jones, Jerry Waller, Phillip Pritchard, Donna Thigpen, Marsha Derriso, Charles Sewell, Brenda Lawson, Jimmy Raley, Patricia Morris, Ruby Lee Headricks, Talmadge Hooks, Jerry Scarboro, Sharlene Stapleton, Edith McNure, Patricia Latham, Mike Fields, Ricky Tapley, Jeanette Wiggins, and Charlie Willis, (visit emanuel- countylive.com to see contestants photos) Swainsboro gets check from Georgia Pozver Co. A check for $8,477.22 was delivered to the City of Swainsboro by L.W. Pruitt, manager of the Georgia Power Co. This payment rep resents three percent of the gross receipts in 1960 from sale of elec tric power to commer cial and residential cus tomers of the Company under the municipal partnership plan. February 24,1971 Where's the fire? Swainsboro Fire Department is now bet ter equipped for ire fight ing. The department has a new F900 Ford truck. Jimmy Morgan, owner, Franklin-Overstreet and Company, local Ford dealership, presents the truck's keys to City Councilman Roger Shaw. Fire Chief J.D. Wilkerson and Fireman Jerry Odum look on. The truck has a 534 cubic inch engine and is equipped with Howe fire-fighting equipment. It has a 1,000-gallon pumping capacity and all the latest modern equip ment. The fire-fighting equipment was installed by the Howe company in Roanoke, VA. (visit emanuelcountylive.com to see contestants photos) Jaycettes help Emanuel County Hospital, Swainsboro, has a brand new incubator for the nursery, a gift from Swainsboro Jaycettes. Admiring the new unit in the hospital are Mrs. Bill Canady, Jaycette presi dent, Mrs. Virgil Wells and Mrs. Fred Womack, (visit emanuelcountylive.com to see contestants photos) Februarv25,1981 A hostage? Jimmy Harper, Swainsboro High School principal, finds himself in quite a predicament as Emanuel County Nursing Home residents, Felton Hutcheson and Mrs. Cora Johnson, tie him up and blindfold him to hold him for $1,000 ransom. Mr. Harper will be held Saturday in tan undis closed location until dona tions to Emanuel County Heart Fund totaling $1,000 have been received at the nursing home. Residents of the home also partic ipated in a rock and roll marathon in conjunction with the drive to fight heart disease, (visit eman- uelcountylive.com to see contestants photos) Something new Mrs. Paula Cadle, past Swainsboro Jaycette pres ident, displays plaque registering support of past equipment dona tions to Emanuel County Hospital, as Mary Lou Holland, obstetrical super visor, uses the fetal stetho scope recently donated to the hospital, on Mrs. Capers Brazzell, obstet rical patient. Looking on is Mrs. Chip Durden, Jaycette president, (visit emanuelcountylive.com to see contestants photos) Region winners Swainsboro High School Future Business Leaders of America who have won certificates at the Region V Mini Conference at Hancock Central High School, Sparta, Saturday, include Donna Glisson, first place in job interview, Teresa Walden, first in Typing II, Kristie Clements, sec ond in Miss FBTA, and Randy Green, fourth in public speaking. Misses Glisson, Walden, and Clements will represent the SHS chapter at the State FBTA leadership conference in Atlanta May 1-3. These students competed against FBTA members from 28 schools throughout Region V. (visit emanuelcountylive. com to see contestants photos) February 27,1991 Ready to recycle Members of the Swainsboro/ Emanuel County Recycling Center Advisory Board make last minute preparations for opening of the Recycling Center. Labeling proper bins and operating the baler are Cindy Flanders, Linda Sconyers, Marie Wofford, Mike Sewell, Ricky Stevens, Dewayne Tanner, and Connie Page. The Center began accept ing recyclable materials Thursday, Feb. 28. Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held Friday, March 8. (visit emanuelcountylive. com to see contestants photos) In 'she' comes! Joe Cross, pressman, and Frank Canady, pro duction superintendent, check as The Blade's new press unit rolled into the building for installa tion. Mark Henry, assis tant pressman, stood in the background. The unit increases the press capacity of the newspa per by 25%. (visit emanu elcountylive.com to see con testants photos) February 28, 2001 Pop dragster Justin Strickland won the first race of the season at Savannah Dragway and continued to burn up the track. In his sec ond year in the Junior Alcohol Dragster divi sion, Strickland won the first race with a time of 9.75, pushing his car down the track at rough ly 65 MPH and beating out seven other competi tors. Currently the points leader, Strickland ran to first at 67 MPH for a time of 9.39 seconds on Feb. 17. He finished second Feb. 24 in Savannah. He is the 11-year-old son of Alan and Barbara Strickland, (visit emanuelcountylive. com to see contestants photos) Mite All-Stars Swainsboro-Emanuel County Parks and Recreation Department Mite All-Stars compet ed in Vidalia Feb. 17. Players were Kawaskie Coleman, Byron Foots, Javi'er Bullard, Knox Robinson, Eddie Ferrell, Tyson Hackett, Darren Worthen, Zachary Jones, Tyler Dale, J.D. McCain, and Javec King. Ronnie Womack and Woody Nasworthy coached the team, (visit emanuelcoun tylive.com to see contes tants photos) February 23, 2011 Tigers win Region Championship!!! The Swainsboro Tigers (19-7) finished off the thrilling run through the region tournament held last week in the Tigers' Den with an 82-69 win over the previ ously undefeated Laney Wildcats Saturday night. The Tigers played a com plete basketball game and led throughout to clinch the exciting fina le before a packed and energetic crowd. The team celebrated their win with Coach Jordan, (visit emanuelcountylive. com to see contestants photos) Adamses win golf tournament Jake Adams of Swainsboro, son of Blake and Beth Adams, com peted in a Parent-Child Golf Tournament host ed by the PGA Tour at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL. The format was a six-hole, alter nate shot event pairing PGA Tour players with their children. Jake com peted in the three and under age division with his father, Blake. They played the six holes in five under par and went to win the tournament by 11 shots. Jake received a huge 1 st place Mickey Mouse trophy for their effort, (visit emanuelcoun tylive.com to see contes tants photos)
