Patients & Caregivers

Learn how, why, and when the Macy Catheter® might be relevant for you or for your loved one.

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“I want to tell people who have any type of hesitation to try something new, if they haven’t tried the Macy Catheter– I want to tell them to try it.

If your care provider does not have it, does not know what you are talking about, insist that they look it up. I promise you, you will be doing your loved one a favor and you will be doing yourself a favor.”

Geraldine Wolfolk
Caregiver

Quotation marks indicating the start of a client testimonial
“I want to tell people who have any type of hesitation to try something new, if they haven’t tried the Macy Catheter– I want to tell them to try it.

If your care provider does not have it, does not know what you are talking about, insist that they look it up. I promise you, you will be doing your loved one a favor and you will be doing yourself a favor.”

Geraldine Wolfolk
Caregiver

When should the Macy Catheter be considered as an option?

The rectal route of administration is ideal for rapid control of severe symptoms. This route is especially relevant when a patient has difficulty swallowing or when the oral route is otherwise compromised.

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Symptoms may include:
Pain • Agitation • Shortness of breath • Fever • Seizures • Nausea and vomiting

When should the Macy Catheter be considered as an option?

The rectal route of administration is ideal for rapid control of severe symptoms. This route is especially relevant when a patient has difficulty swallowing or when the oral route is otherwise compromised.

A patient sitting up a medical bed and looking out the window

Symptoms may include:
Pain • Agitation • Shortness of breath • Fever • Seizures • Nausea and vomiting

Wondering how to get the Macy Catheter for yourself or for your loved one?
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The Macy Catheter requires a prescription, so you’ll need to get the catheter from a healthcare provider. We can recommend hospice and palliative programs near you that utilize the Macy Catheter.
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Wondering how to get the Macy Catheter for yourself or for your loved one?

The Macy Catheter requires a prescription, so you’ll need to get the catheter from a healthcare provider. We can recommend hospice and palliative programs near you that utilize the Macy Catheter.
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A Macy Moment with Geraldine Wolfolk

Introducing the Macy Catheter to Patients & Caregivers

A caregiver discusses the indispensability of the Macy Catheter in hospice care.
This video provides an introduction of the Macy Catheter for patients and caregivers, including when and why the device should be used. Clinicians can also use this video to learn how to introduce the Macy Catheter themselves.

A Macy Moment with Geraldine Wolfolk

A caregiver discusses the indispensability of the Macy Catheter in hospice care.

Introducing the Macy Catheter to Patients & Caregivers

This video provides an introduction of the Macy Catheter for patients and caregivers, including when and why the device should be used. Clinicians can also use this video to learn how to introduce the Macy Catheter themselves.

Instructional Videos

Using the Macy Catheter

Learn how to insert the Macy Catheter and how to use the device for medication administration.

Using the LiquiPill

Learn how to use the LiquiPill to grind medications into a fine powder that can be mixed with water and administered.

White Paper

Learn about the clinical benefits of rectal administration via the Macy Catheter for hospice and palliative care patients.

Download the White Paper

Learn about the clinical benefits of rectal administration via the Macy Catheter for hospice and palliative care patients.
Do you have detailed questions about how the Macy Catheter works?
Do you have detailed questions about how the Macy Catheter works?

Featured Webinars

Learn more about post acute care from thought leaders in the industry.

Four Tools for Caregiver Well-Being During a Pandemic

Taking Care of the Professional Caregiver

Panelists Leann Thrapp, RN, BSN, MA–Vice President of Clinical Services at EveryStep–and Angela Snyder, RN, MSN, MHA, CHPN–Director of Quality Assurance at BAYADA Home Health Care–recognize the universal distress caused by both real and perceived dangers brought on by the pandemic. In this webinar, they provide strategies that both professional and lay caregivers can use to work toward self-compassion.

American Hospice Pioneer and award-winning Registered Nurse Barbara Karnes recognizes that end-of-life caregiving professionals face a set of unique challenges. In this webinar, she explains how caregivers can maintain a healthy and engaged personal life while amidst constant sadness. By attentively addressing their own needs, caregivers can create a fulfilling work environment.

Four Tools for Caregiver Well-Being During a Pandemic

Panelists Leann Thrapp, RN, BSN, MA–Vice President of Clinical Services at EveryStep–and Angela Snyder, RN, MSN, MHA, CHPN–Director of Quality Assurance at BAYADA Home Health Care–recognize the universal distress caused by both real and perceived dangers brought on by the pandemic. In this webinar, they provide strategies that both professional and lay caregivers can use to work toward self-compassion.

Taking Care of the Professional Caregiver

American Hospice Pioneer and award-winning Registered Nurse Barbara Karnes recognizes that end-of-life caregiving professionals face a set of unique challenges. In this webinar, she explains how caregivers can maintain a healthy and engaged personal life while amidst constant sadness. By attentively addressing their own needs, caregivers can create a fulfilling work environment.

Is the Macy Catheter right for you?

Learn how to access the Macy Catheter through your healthcare provider.
Easily find product information, publications, training videos, testimonials, and webinars.
Learn how to access the Macy Catheter through your healthcare provider.
Easily find product information, publications, training videos, testimonials, and webinars.