Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Because I have been a hospice volunteer many years, people sometimes assume that my patients and I talk about death a lot. S ome people also assume my volunteer visits must be depressing because no one really wants to die. There are three other ladies in this nursing home who are older than that.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

JANUARY 1, 2023

Research reported in the American Journal of Hospice Palliative Care concludes that p ositive general attitudes toward end-of-life dreams, visions, ( ELDV) and positive perceptions are correlated with better bereavement outcomes. There are three other ladies in this nursing home who are older than that. One is a hundred five.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Frances Shani Parker, Author Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes is available in paperback and e-book editions in America and other countries at online and offline booksellers. For older adults, cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Because I have been a hospice volunteer many years, people sometimes assume that my patients and I talk about death a lot. Some people also assume my volunteer visits must be depressing because no one really wants to die. There are three other ladies in this nursing home who are older than that. Wrong again.

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