Family Education Videos

Understanding what your loved one is going through at the end of life is frustrating and complicated. We have made a series of short family education videos discussing a variety of topics of end-of-life care. Hear from medical experts Dr. Baker and Dr. Downey as they explain the role of hospice and what your loved one is experiencing.

Click on the thumbnails to watch the videos.

Our Lady of Peace adheres to the Centers for Disease Control and Minnesota Department of Health on all COVID-19 guidelines including personal protective equipment and other infection control guidelines to ensure patient, staff, and visitor safety. Some of the images in the following family education videos are from pre-pandemic times and do not represent our current protocol.

Finding Higher Quality of Life in Hospice Care


 

The Prognosis

Learn more about what to expect.


Understanding the Process

Learn about our hospice care process and what happens at our Residential Hospice.


Hygiene

We are committed to patients’ hygiene and dignified comfort.


Managing Symptoms

Learn how we help manage patients’ symptoms.



Understanding Methadone

Learn more about our use of methadone to manage pain.


Understanding Delirium

Learn more about delirium in hospice patients.


Stages of physical change

Stage I — Stage II — Stage III — Stage IV


Lack of appetite

Part I  — Part II

 

Choosing Hospice

More about the decision to enter end-of-life care.


The History of OLP

Learn about our 80-year legacy of compassionate care.


OLP 21-Bed Residential Hospice

Your Team — Your Care


Knowing when the time is near

Understanding how to tell when end-of-life is near.


Permission to Pass

Understand the process of “permission to pass.”



Birth & Death

Learn about the parallels between birth and death.


Special Visitors

Learn about special visitors at OLP.