End of Life Decisions and Concerns:
The Resident’s Perspective Order# RP109 » Description
Comfort Care in Long-Term Care (3 DVD series) Comfort Care for Residents Receiving
Life Prolonging Therapies Order# ELC800 Comfort Care for Residents Receiving
Hospice in LTC Order# ELC801 Witholding Artificial Nutrition and Hydration Order# ELC802 » Descriptions and video clip
A Conspiracy of Silence:
Helping the Patient and Family
to Live with Terminal Illness Order# ELC804 » Description and video clip
Marge and Walter –
The Family Caregiver Order# CE627 » Description
Comfort Measures at the End of Life Order# ELC803 » Description
How to Say Good-Bye Debra Wertheimer, MD
(3 tape series) In this series, Dr. Wertheimer works with family, caregivers and professional staff to help them understand the process of dying and the unpredictability of this final journey.
Being an Adult Child Order# ELC 811 (VHS)
In this program, it becomes very clear how our society does not prepare adult children to understand the process of dying and how to say goodbye to a parent in the final months and weeks. Dr. Wertheimer works with family members providing insights to make this emotional period a positive time to share love.
This program is essential for hospice, excellent for nursing home staff to share with family members and important viewing for nursing home staff to develop empathy as family members prepare to say good bye to a parent. Interviews 24 minutes
title price: $150; $75 rental
Being a Professional Caregiver Order# ELC812 (VHS)
This program covers topics including: accepting death as the final stage of life; accepting families’ decisions on treatment or treatment limitations; knowing how to talk to a person who is terminally ill; and knowing how to facilitate conversations between patients and families. Interviews 24 minutes
title price: $150; $75 rental
Saying Goodbye Order# ELC 813 (VHS)
Dr. Wertheimer helps family members identify ways in which they can contribute to good endings and provides supportive guidelines on how to say good-bye. Interviews 24 minutes
title price: $150; $75 rental
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Please Note: These titles are currently available in VHS only.