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How We Care for Our Community | Hospice Promise

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Hospice Promise provides an individualized physical, emotional, and spiritual care program for people in the last phases of a life-limiting illness. We utilize an interdisciplinary approach of physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, hospice aides, volunteers, and spiritual and bereavement counselors.

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Amedisys Makes Executive Moves, Bristol Hospice Names New CFO

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It also welcomed a new hospice aide, Meagan York. Hospice of Southern Maine’s is also onboarding social workers Elizabeth Leclaire and Sara Olmsted, as well as Maria McCann as bereavement support counselor. Recent hires also include nurse case managers Caitlin Cunningham and Annette Drouin.

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Choose a Hospice that Best Meets Your Needs

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Hospice Promise provides an individualized program of physical, emotional, and spiritual care for people in the last phases of a life-limiting illness. We utilize an interdisciplinary approach of physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, hospice aides, volunteers, spiritual, and bereavement counselors.

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NHPCO Statement: Debunking Hospice Myths Propagated by Recent News Story

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By definition, statute, and regulation, hospices provide interdisciplinary care driven by patient goals. Hospice patients receive care from a team that includes doctors, nurses, hospice aides, social workers, spiritual care providers, bereavement care professionals, and trained volunteers.

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How Hospice Supports Families

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What’s more, hospice agencies often provide aides and volunteers for more direct support. Hospice aides can help with hands-on tasks such as bathing, dressing, and skin care. 24/7 On-call Hospice Nurse. Bereavement Services. Medicare-certified hospices also provide at least six months of bereavement support.

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End-of-Life Care: Your Patient Has Died, Now What?

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You will also want to document education, emotional support, and bereavement that was offered to the family. Bereavement services offered and the family accepted. Notified hospice IDG of patient’s death. RECOMMENDED ARTICLE: Hospice Documentation What You Need to Know. appeared first on Hospice Nurse Hero.

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5 Tips to Stop Feeling Incompetent for New Hospice Nurses

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RELATED ARTICLE: Hospice IDG: Top Time Wasters and How to Avoid Them. The bottom line is that you want to get to know your team, their role, and how you can work with them to meet the patient’s needs ( and yours ).