Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

In some respects, the two sectors are already inextricably linked, given the holistic nature of hospice care, including attention to patients’ psychosocial and spiritual needs as well as bereavement support for families. I know how helpless physicians and nurse practitioners can feel when confronted with patients struggling with dementia.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Through the arrangement, Goodwin Hospice staff, primarily social workers, refer families to Present for You’s death doula services, particularly when caregivers may need more respite or families are in need of greater touch points and communication, Eulers stated.

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Hospice News

JULY 1, 2022

This will make the organization’s third center for youth bereavement in the area, with additional locations in Auburndale and Sebring, Florida. The Hosparus Health Resource Center will extend bereavement services and education to underserved communities in that area.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

APRIL 25, 2023

A multidisciplinary team can include your doctor, spiritual counselor, social worker, and bereavement counselor to name a few. These are settings that reside outside of the hospital and can include skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), inpatient rehabilitation centers and home care agencies.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Her story offers insight into the potential of nurses in creating meaningful change. She trained and worked as a registered nurse and quickly became passionate about mental health care where she noted a tremendous gap in service for those suffering from mental health issues.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

New Hospice Facility Launches in Arizona Bonnie Irr, a retired hospice nurse, is launching a new inpatient facility in southwestern Arizona to improve end-of-life care access to families in need. The health system also operates the Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing. Irr serves as executive director at The Hansen House.

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Hospice News

MAY 5, 2022

The hospice also brought on Carolyn Wesoloski as a registered nurse and Catherine Whinery as an infection control and prevention nurse. Recent hires also include nurse case managers Caitlin Cunningham and Annette Drouin. It also welcomed a new hospice aide, Meagan York.

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Hospice Promise

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We showed appreciation for all the doctors, nurses, social workers, medical assistants, and bereavement support team with some Valentine’s Day goodie bags! How did you spread love on Valentine’s Day? The post Hospice Promise Spreads Love for Valentine’s Day appeared first on Hospice Promise.

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Hospice Promise

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

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

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This was actually a bereaved person, and they said that because their person had planted those tulips it reminded them constantly of them. And if we don’t make that happen, those patients end up in the hospital or they end up in nursing homes. Maybe by dealing with that with a social worker, you’re lowering anxiety.

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Hospice News

JULY 22, 2022

Many come striving for change after witnessing loved ones receive poor end-of-life care or enduring bereavement without support. Nurses and social workers are especially stretched thin. More people are stepping into death doula work, according to founders of the Colorado-based organization Deathwives.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 22, 2022

While spiritual care falls under the bereavement assessment as part of the four core hospice services, reimbursement streams for chaplain staff are extremely shallow, according to George Handzo, director of health services research and quality at the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network. Limited opportunities for training.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Bassett Healthcare Network is an integrated health system that includes five hospitals, a home health agency and two skilled nursing facilities, as well as dozens of community-based health centers and school-based health centers. We’ve got several social workers working within the medical center with the palliative care director.

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Hospice Promise

JULY 30, 2022

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

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Hospice of the North Coast

AUGUST 25, 2023

The hospice care team comprises medical experts, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers who collectively address the needs of patients and their families. This team may include a family member, social worker, or friend taking on a daily role, with assistance from home healthcare aides as necessary.

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Seasons Hospice

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Skilled healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, and pain management specialists, collaborate to develop personalized care plans tailored to manage pain and control symptoms effectively. Skilled nurses are trained to manage a range of medical conditions, administer medications, and monitor vital signs.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JULY 24, 2022

If you’re a new hospice nurse, you might feel overwhelmed. You may also wonder if your prior nursing experience is enough. Before you settle into those feelings too much, you might want to explore these 5 tips to help you stop feeling incompetent as a new hospice nurse. Common Feelings of New Hospice Nurses.

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Through the new organization’s integrated, trans-disciplinary team-based approach to health care, patients and families will have comprehensive access to a clinically trained, compassionate team including physicians, nurses, social workers, spiritual support and bereavement counselors, home health aides, and physical and occupational therapists.

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Shining Light Hospice

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

An interdisciplinary team is assembled for each patient and it typically includes the attending physician, a Registered Nurse (RN) case manager, home health aide, social worker, and a chaplain. The RN case manager will set up regular nursing visits at the patient’s home and will provide the bulk of the medical care.

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NHPCO

JUNE 21, 2023

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

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Home care and hospice workers include nurses, therapists, social workers, aides, and volunteers who offer compassionate and personalized care to those who need it most. Medical staffing : We provide medical staffing for health care facilities that need qualified and experienced nurses, therapists, and aides.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Being a hospice nurse can leave you feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. If so, then you need these 7 simple ways to get organized for hospice nurses. Unlike working at a hospital or nursing home, you don’t just get to pop back into your patients’ rooms after you leave. Sound familiar? 7 Ways to Get Organized.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Home care and hospice workers include nurses, therapists, social workers, aides, and volunteers who offer compassionate and personalized care to those who need it most. Medical staffing : We provide medical staffing for health care facilities that need qualified and experienced nurses, therapists, and aides.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Home care and hospice workers include nurses, therapists, social workers, aides, and volunteers who offer compassionate and personalized care to those who need it most. Medical staffing : We provide medical staffing for health care facilities that need qualified and experienced nurses, therapists, and aides.

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1-800-HOSPICE

APRIL 11, 2023

For instance, hospice can send nurses multiple times per week and have a nurse on call 24/7 to prevent unnecessary/unwanted emergency department trips. Add this to the regular visits of home aides, volunteers, social workers, the chaplain, and more, and it’s easy to see how hospice can fill needs that have become more intensive.

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Seasons Hospice

JUNE 28, 2022

Hospice care can be provided in a variety of settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, and even in patients’ homes. Hospice care is typically provided by a team of health care professionals that includes doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers. What does home hospice care entail?

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

It was started by a social worker who really saw some gaps in care with those at end-of-life, particularly those with chronic long-term illness, having important conversations. I was alone with her in the end of a long hallway at a nursing home health center. What the social workers are … Eric: Yeah.

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Shining Light Hospice

APRIL 8, 2022

Examples of Home Health services are skilled nursing, nursing aide, physical/occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Skilled nursing is the general medical care provided to patients and includes such services as medication management, wound care, patient education, etc. What Does Hospice Care Include?

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 23, 2021

Resident nurses (RN) administer medical services depending on your loved one’s needs. Nurses usually visit once a week to check their patient’s status and make changes to their care regiment. Social workers can help you and your loved one resolve any lingering end-of-life planning. Healthcare services.

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Shining Light Hospice

MARCH 27, 2023

Hospice teams typically include primary healthcare physicians, specialists such as pain management doctors, nurses, home health aides (if applicable), social workers, counselors, chaplains/spiritual advisors, therapists, and volunteers.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

MAY 5, 2023

Counseling, bereavement, and support group therapy are some of the many mental health services offered by our hospice care providers. We offer hospice services that are personalized for every patient based on their mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional health needs—including mental health treatment.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 14, 2024

Members of our care teams include: Physicians Skilled nurses Medical social workers Hospice health aides A bereavement support team Spiritual professionals Volunteers Therapy services as indicated We’re passionate about building relationships with patients and their families.

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Hope Hospice

JULY 12, 2022

Nursing is just the start. Hope’s hospice program also provides: Social workers to assist with medical paperwork and resources. But the decision is also empowering, because an array of supportive care and assistance becomes available to both the patient and family. Home health aides for personal care.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

In my 30+ years as a hospice nurse, I have had the privilege of working with many hospice volunteers. As a hospice nurse, I struggled when I needed to leave a dying patient’s bedside when there wasn’t any family to be with them. Module 7: Grief, Loss, and Bereavement. What value do volunteers add to my program?

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The Nurse Break

DECEMBER 4, 2022

18 best books for nurses about grief, death and loss. Not just for the bereaved, Bearing the Unbearable will be required reading for grief counselors, therapists and social workers, clergy of all varieties, educators, academics, and medical professionals. Bearing the Unbearable – Dr. Joanne Cacciatore. Rando, Ph.D.,

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Shining Light Hospice

JUNE 4, 2023

Physicians and nurses manage the child’s symptoms and pain, ensuring they are as comfortable as possible. Social workers offer emotional support to both the child and family, helping them navigate through the challenging emotions accompanying the situation.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 14, 2022

I went into nursing school right out of high school and when I finished my nursing school, I thought, oh my God, I’ve made a huge mistake. Should have never been a nurse. Actually I should have been a social worker. So I never worked in a, in a medical system other than graduating from nursing school.

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