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Emerging Services Help Hospice Patients Reduce Anxiety About Pets’ Future

Hospice News

The organization also deploys volunteers to help families care for animals in the home. “In In our quest to provide the absolute highest level of patient care, we saw the need to fully incorporate pets into our care model,” Crawford said in a blog post. We can get pets to grooming and veterinary appointments.

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Hospices Strengthening Ties to Tech, Pharmacy Companies to Support Families, Staff

Hospice News

Last year also brought the partnership of California-based Snowline Hospice with tech company CareFlash LLC, to offer families access to online “care communities” that includes communication features, collaboration calendars, photo-sharing capabilities, 3-D medical animations, community blogs and voice-driven storytelling tools.

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Volunteers Are The Heart of Hospice Care

Hospice of the North Coast

Hospice of the North Coast is blessed to have a thriving volunteer department assisting our patients and families in many ways. Our patient care and pet therapists see our patients wherever they call home. Also, bringing a presence of comfort, respite for caregiving family members, and friendship.

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C-Suite Shake Ups at Pennant Group; Financial, Legal Leadership Moves at Choice Health at Home, Hosparus

Hospice News

We are thrilled to welcome Lynn and her legal expertise to the Hosparus Health team,” Cook said in a company blog. Lynn’s experience will help us address industry challenges while allowing us to grow our mission to serve individuals in our community who need advanced illness and end-of-life care.”. “I

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A Day in the Life: Geriatric Nurse

Daily Nurse

Geriatric care is unique in that it is less hectic than working in the emergency department or on surgical wards but can be equally demanding. What drew me most to this discipline is the patient care aspect. It’s not strictly medical. Eldercare allows me to give back to communities in more than one way.

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The Power of Hospice Nursing

Daily Nurse

Palliative care can be provided along with curative treatment and may begin at the time of diagnosis. Over time, if the doctor or the palliative care team believes ongoing treatment is no longer helping, there are two possibilities. 99% of all hospice deaths occur outside of an inpatient unit,” Dibben states.

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How Do Changing Seasons Affect Dementia Patients?

Traditions Health

How Hospice Care Can Help Provide Care for Dementia Patients. Caring for a loved one with dementia is a lot of work and can be a huge burden to try and carry alone. Due to this, it is recommended to consider how hospice care can benefit you and your loved one with dementia.