Daily Nurse

AUGUST 15, 2024

Careers are like gardens: we plant seeds with hopes for the future. If careers are like gardens, how are you tending to the garden of your nursing career? With your first job secured, the garden was on its way. Those early days can be as exciting as when the soil you’ve prepared in your garden begins to show promise.

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Hospice of the North Coast

JANUARY 13, 2023

But if gardening is your life-long joy, you don’t have to give it up! Gardening –– even indoors –– is proven to have numerous benefits for older adults. There are several ways to incorporate indoor gardens into your lifestyle. Vertical Gardening. As the name implies, vertical gardens work their way up, rather than out.

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

The research spanned two studies that examined the occurrence of end-of-life care referrals during 2018 among 28,697 hospitalized patients diagnosed with metastatic cancer in the Garden State.

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Chicago Caregiving

JULY 13, 2022

Chicago Botanic Garden. The Chicago Botanic Garden’s paved walkways meander through a series of serene, lush gardens, including the English Walled Garden, Rose Garden, and Japanese Garden. The Chicago Botanic Garden also periodically offers free admission days. The garden is open May to October.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

This space offers just that, with several rooms overlooking Scott Lake and other rooms that have views of our newly created Healing Garden on the Lourdes campus. “We wanted to offer a space that is serene and peaceful for residents receiving hospice care,” Acho said.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

We are focusing on some alternative therapies like yoga, meditation, gardening, and even fishing, Schendel told local news. Outdoor areas include a pavilion for events and camps, a butterfly garden and a pond. We want to utilize the beautiful landscaping here to offer non-traditional grief support as well. To date, more 1.2

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Hospice News

AUGUST 20, 2024

Honest hospices will also have to amplify their message to patients and families, including the stories of how they’ve benefitted patients and families and their own advocacy to combat the serpents in their garden. None of this work will be easy, but it is imperative.

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Palliverse

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This might be as short and simple as a five minute walk in the hospice garden. There is a slightly more shaded area of the garden path I spend a bit more time in. I walk around the garden and I might bump into some of the many volunteers who keep the garden looking its best. I’ve been working on microdoses of self care.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The inpatient facility serves both adult and pediatric hospice patients and features a home-like environment with areas for family gatherings and gardens that surround the property. “We

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Euro-American Connections & Homecare

JUNE 25, 2024

Physical Health Benefits Exercise and Mobility : Gardening involves a range of physical activities, such as digging, planting, weeding, and watering, which help improve strength, flexibility, and endurance. Understanding Food Sources : Gardening fosters a better understanding of where food comes from and promotes healthier eating habits.

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Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2023

The center’s five-acre grounds include a walking trail, pond and meditation garden. Each patient room has overnight accommodations for family members and features a private patio and bathroom.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

AUGUST 31, 2024

Chicago Botanic Garden The Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe is a must-visit during the fall. The garden features stunning autumn foliage and a variety of themed gardens. You can take a leisurely walk around the garden or participate in one of their guided tours.

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GeriPal

JUNE 29, 2023

We also had the pleasure to take a walk through the hospice unit garden with Mr. Gerald Hite. Eric: And in the end, we have a very special part where we actually get a tour of their gardens outside of the hospice unit. I got to go out in the garden.” We have pictures of this online on our GeriPal website.

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Responsive Home Care

JULY 3, 2024

Imagine if your mother, who has always had a knack for gardening, decides she wants to redesign the family garden. Though she might move a little slower than she used to, her passion for gardening hasn’t decreased.

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Elaine Mansfield

JULY 5, 2022

He helped her rototill and plant a garden, teaching her how to use both sides of the rake, one to pull away debris and one to smooth the soil. She couldn’t save him, but they’d saved the farm, so the two person house became a one person house with helpers for gardens, firewood, and mower.

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Diversity Nursing

MARCH 26, 2024

Picnic in the Park : Pack a basket with an assortment of fresh fruits, crunchy veggies, and homemade sandwiches, and head to a park or garden for a delightful picnic experience. Gardening : Start a small garden or volunteer at a community garden to connect with nature and relieve stress.

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Accessible Home Health Care

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Many people are looking for accommodations to do activities such as knitting, playing cards, reading, gardening, or cooking. Gardening Making accommodations for arthritis when gardening is as easy as creating raised gardening beds and using tools with long handles and soft grips to avoid having to bend low to the ground.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In addition to health care services, the center will serve as a communal space for therapeutic and supportive activities such as art, music, gardening, grief support and specialized programs for children designed to meet mental and emotional health needs. Hospice of the Chesapeake provides services in four west coast Maryland counties.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

Kaua‘i Hospice has served patients since 1983 and is the only hospice provider located on the “Garden Island” in Lihu‘e, Hawaii. You [had] to maintain an attitude of really appreciating being a part of peoples’ lives. We see life at its most vulnerable state.”. Hospice utilization in Hawaii reached 45.4%

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Community Home Health Care

MARCH 26, 2024

Photo: onelittleproject.com Pressed Flower Bookmarks : Create beautiful bookmarks using pressed flowers from the garden. Explore themes like flowers, gardens, and outdoor scenes. It’s a delightful way to bring a touch of nature into daily reading.

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Hospice News

JULY 1, 2022

Patients will receive 24/7 care at the six-bed hospice facility, which features private patient rooms, a living room space, kitchen, large dining area, office area and a serenity garden.

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Nurse.com

APRIL 22, 2023

Dorothy and I wore sun bonnets as we gardened together. Gardening was our way of bringing color and the joy of growth and oxygen to the world. The muscle memory for planting wasn’t there for Dorothy anymore, so when we worked in the garden, I would put my hands on top of her hands. Together, we planted flower seeds and beans.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

JUNE 22, 2023

The Preserve of Highland Park : This recently opened natural area features walking and biking trails, native gardens, and nature-based play areas. Chicago Botanic Garden: there is a museum here as well as several accessible trails. It’s an ideal location to immerse yourself in nature and enjoy passive recreation.

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Solace

MARCH 30, 2023

The City of Portland’s Parks and Recreation Legacy Giving Program lets you adopt a bench (new or refurbished) starting at $5,000 or for $1,200, placing a small placard in the city’s International Rose Test Garden for three years. Donations support the ongoing care and maintenance of the rose garden in Washington Park.

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Elaine Mansfield

MAY 24, 2022

Lettuce, arugula, and snow peas already grow in my garden, promising enough to share. This afternoon, our watered plants are in the shade at my place, coddled until they acclimate to life outside the greenhouse.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One group of nurses took their breaks in hospital gardens, while another group of nurses took their breaks indoors. Living walls — vertical gardens — are essentially walls covered in greenery growing in soil or a similar substrate. Moreover, some hospitals have even installed living walls in their foyers.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

We interview three of them in the hospice unit and take a little tour of the hospice gardens. They can stroll out into… We have a beautiful garden space for family. We’ve had people get married in the garden. Part two of the podcast, which comes next week, is solely focused on the Pastoral Care Workers.

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Responsive Home Care

AUGUST 24, 2022

A smaller home became available just around the corner from you that’s ideal: a lovely flower garden in the backyard, a bright, cheerful kitchen, and no stairs to navigate. You’ve come to the realization that the family home is just way too much for your mother and father to take care of. Now it’s time […].

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High Peaks Hospice

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Sally enjoys being outdoors and participating in skiing, hiking, and working in her garden. Sally currently resides there with her German Shepard Husky she adopted named Alfrieda(aka Alfie ). Thank you Sally for being part of the HPH team and making a difference! Are you interested in Volunteering for High Peaks Hospice?

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Elaine Mansfield

JULY 19, 2022

Simply admire them as they float over the garden with wings glowing orange in afternoon sun. How can you write about butterflies while the world explodes with hatred and war?” My years of devotion to raising, photographing, and writing about Monarchs feel trivial. Does this struggling world need another book about butterflies?

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Elaine Mansfield

JANUARY 9, 2024

Matt is the kind of man who can grow a vegetable garden in the summer, ski with his wife and daughters in winter, and train his dogs with a gentle voice. He and Anthony both help with the gardens. Matt read the tractor manuals, figured out how to care for the equipment. No easy trick. He’s calm and joyful. Vic left me in good hands.

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Boca Home Care Services

MAY 4, 2022

Surprisingly there are four different marine aquariums outdoors, a sea turtle garden, tortoise exhibit, solar exhibit, butterfly nursery, etc. The community wellness center offers various social activities, including gardening, puzzles, musical performances, art classes, movies, and going out with other senior citizens.

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Hope Hospice

MAY 18, 2022

Weak and very frail from months of illness, Richard * returned home from the hospital to find that his beloved garden had been planted and lovingly cared for by his dearest friend. The friend recognized that Richard was too weak to care for himself, so he became his caregiver, helping with cooking, cleaning, personal care, and gardening.

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American In-Home Care

APRIL 15, 2024

Gardening: For nature lovers, gardening can be a therapeutic and rewarding activity, and it doesn’t have to involve kneeling, bending, or stooping. Tall container gardens allow people with limited mobility to garden while standing or seated. Take in a Show: Taking in a matinee is a great way to spend an afternoon.

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Diversity Nursing

MARCH 20, 2024

Healing gardens have become a vital component of hospital landscape design, offering a multitude of benefits for both patients and staff. By incorporating greenery, healing gardens provide a therapeutic sanctuary that fosters physical, emotional, and environmental wellness within healthcare facilities.

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AJN Off the Charts

APRIL 13, 2022

This is also why I love writing and gardening as restorative hobbies. Gardening allows me to play an active and productive role in something that is, by and large, wondrously outside of my ultimate control. It’s a time for me to remember the truth that I don’t carry the world on my shoulders. Consider personality type.

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Elaine Mansfield

AUGUST 15, 2023

Vic would have loved this gathering, joking with our sons and their friends and sharing good food, Anthony’s beautiful gardens, and the friendly community. Both my sons are excellent cooks and gardeners. Even though Vic’s body is gone, his love is with us tonight. Who does the cooking in your world?

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