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Former Mercy Health CEO: U.S. Needs to Embrace ‘Death Literacy’

Hospice News

The concept of death literacy comes from a Lancet Commission report in February 2022. It’s going into an intensive care unit and getting feeding tubes and ventilators and all this stuff that isn’t going to change anything. Hospice News spoke with Connelly about the importance of death literacy and how to pursue it.

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The Ultimate Guide to Caregiver Training in 2022

Home Care Pulse

According to the 2022 HCP Benchmarking Report, agencies are providing training in at least 10 of the following basic topics: If you’d like to train your caregivers to stand out beyond the industry’s necessary skillset, consider adding a few of the most popular training topics among caregivers and clients alike. Specialty care courses .

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Palace of Care – A difficult post to write

Palliverse

I have finally completed it today, and it serves as a sneak preview chapter for my upcoming book Bedsides Lessons which will be available for purchase on Amazon Kindle on 09 June 2022. Dad wanted to take her home, he knew that he could feed her food she would like, and that home rehabilitation could be considered. Photo by Sooz.

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

GeriPal

JAMA 2022 (a reply to the above). But one of the things that I try to teach, because both Juliet and I have done a ton of teaching about this, is that if you follow these steps, that outcome sort of presents itself. Summary Transcript Summary. Controversies About Advance Care Planning. Shifting to Serious Illness Communication.

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Deprescribing Super Special Part II: Podcast with Elizabeth Bayliss, Ariel Green, and Kevin McConeghy

GeriPal

We used a large online survey panel, the Ipsos Knowledge Panel, and we presented older adults with two vignettes. And after each vignette, we presented seven rationales that a trusted clinician could use to explain why the person should stop taking that medicine. ” Ariel: Exactly. Liz, why’d you decide to do this?

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Top 10 Complaints from Home Care Clients

Home Care Pulse

While we recognize that a caregiver isn’t hired to be a personal chef, sometimes clients do not have the ability to feed themselves or would appreciate being cared for in a small way with a simple dish. The Ultimate Guide to Caregiver Training in 2022. How to Avoid Losing Clients to Senior Living.