Life & Death Matters
DECEMBER 10, 2023
He wanted to know about the big picture […] The post Book Recommendation: Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest appeared first on Life and Death Matters. So, when he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and had to make a quick decision about treatment, I shouldn’t have been surprised that for Dave, it wasn’t an automatic yes.
Life & Death Matters
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Talking About Death Won’t Kill You sounds like a story-book title, but it is actually a nonfiction book packed with “informational how-to’s” – as in how to talk about death and is written by Kathy Kortes-Miller – a palliative care educator and researcher.
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Hospice News
OCTOBER 30, 2023
A rising number of hospices have undergone name changes in recent years, prompting many to consider the elements of an effective rebranding strategy. Hospices should avoid brand names that are too generic or that focus on one particular service line or portion of their geographic footprint.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Jason Hotchkiss, author, chaplain and psychologist, has unveiled new research on the ways online reviews can help drive hospice quality and staff morale. Prior to this work, he spent more than a decade as a hospice chaplain working for national and regional providers. We can do well in hospice. That’s heartening.
Life & Death Matters
JULY 17, 2023
I have just the book for you! I […] The post Book Recommendation: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse appeared first on Life and Death Matters. Time for light reading. But also, a time for inspiration. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse. When I first read it, I fell in love.
Life & Death Matters
AUGUST 28, 2023
Three months later, our […] The post Book Recommendation: Unobservable: Poems of Grief and Grace, by Siobhan Westrop appeared first on Life and Death Matters. Four months earlier, her eldest son, Saren, who was 22 years old died in a freak accident in the mountains, doing what he loved. Little did we know.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 20, 2023
As more members of “Gen Z” come into the hospice workforce, employers will need to adapt to their unique perspectives, needs and priorities in order to maximize recruitment and retention. Gen Z includes individuals born between 1997 and 2025, according to the Pew Research Center. My older generations very much like in-person [communication].
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