Hospice 101
APRIL 20, 2020
“Many of our hospice volunteers don’t even realize the impact they have on the lives they touch”. Volunteers are valuable members of our society. Volunteers are found everywhere! Volunteer Appreciation WEEK is April 19-25. And then, there are the hospice volunteers.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2021
I have had many occasions as an educator to implement and consult on intergenerational partnerships between schools and nursing homes. For example, after students learn how to write letters at school, service-learning could include writing letters to nursing home residents who would benefit from receiving them.
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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2022
Clearly, Alzheimer's is a challenge many people must face with preparedness by becoming as informed as possible in putting forth their best efforts in ways that benefit themselves as well as meeting needs of those living with the disease. By 2060, unless there are major medical breakthroughs, current numbers will almost double.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
More information initiated by healthcare providers would keep older adults better informed about evolving sexuality issues that have changed through the years. The following video titled "Sexuality and Older Adults" from healthcare collaborators at Johns Hopkins Medicine shares important healthcare information in detail.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
AUGUST 31, 2021
As a hospice volunteer over 20 years mostly in Detroit nursing homes, I have learned there is no one way of handling dementia issues. Instinctively, I decided to try being Judy, even though I knew from the brief information I had been given about him that Judy, his deceased wife, had been dead several years.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
Be informed and proactive. © Frances Shani Parker Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes Frances Shani Parker, Author Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes is available in paperback and e-book editions in America and other countries at online and offline booksellers.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
JULY 1, 2020
This video answers that question while adding eye-opening information into serious issues involved in bringing deceased bodies to final closure. Frances Shani Parker's Website Frances Shani Parker, Author "Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes" [link] Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog [link].
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