Quality of Life Advisors is an educational outreach program created by A Better Way Home Boise Hospice & Palliative care. Our advisors are individuals who have a thorough understanding and knowledge base of the healthcare system. We have gained resources and experience in the healthcare field that we want to share with our community.  It is our desire that through Quality of Life Advisors, we are able to help those who want to have the best quality of life possible, despite a serious illness or life limiting diagnosis. This program helps families and individuals navigate the health care system, often during a time of crisis – a system that can be overwhelming and confusing to the average individual.  Many of those who are seeking help for their illness do not understand what it means to have home care versus home health.  They may not understand hospice care, or they may have many preconceived notions about what this level of care involves. When they hear the term “hospice,” they may think, “No way!  Hospice means I am on my deathbed.”  We are here to inform and educate our community about what each of these levels of care involve, and which level is the most appropriatefor them at their current stage of illness.  

National Hospice and Palliative Care Month

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. A Better Way Home Hospice and Palliative Care, LLC in Boise would like to recognize all those that have had the opportunity to experience the incredible gift that Hospice and Palliative care provides. To the many individuals from the volunteers, physicians, nurses, certified nursing assistants, social workers, clergy and the office staff that helps to provide such a wonderful service, thank you.

Please join with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in raising awareness and knowledge about prostate cancer and the prostate cancer screenings covered by Medicare. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States, after lung cancer. Medicare provides coverage of two types of prostate cancer screenings.

Tony joined A Better Way Home in July of 2011 and will be our new director of community outreach. Tony missed being out in the community, building relationships, and advocating for exceptional care at the end-of-life.  Because of this desire to get back to the grass roots of a Boise hospice agency, Tony became part owner of A Better Way Home, LLC in July 2011. He is excited to be a part of such a close-knit, wonderful team, and to be in an industry that truly knows how to bring grace and dignity to those they serve.  He loves educating individuals on the benefits of Hospice care, and he looks forward to bringing this message to the community.