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The Uncertain Future of Hospice Certificates of Need

Hospice News

Certificate of need (CON) laws have a huge influence on hospices’ ability to expand, patients’ access to care, as well as the competitive landscape and quality of care in a given market. . It really depends on the current culture of the state,” Lund Person told Hospice News. Currently, 14 states have CON laws that include hospices.

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Nursing Home Mealtimes With Dementia

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

At nursing home mealtimes, I served as a hospice volunteer at several Detroit, Michigan nursing homes for many years. Hospice residents are predicted to have up to six months to live, but may exceed that time. My assigned hospice residents were always my primary concern. What food?"

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School-Nursing Home Partnerships (Service-Learning, Dementia)

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

I have had many occasions as an educator to implement and consult on intergenerational partnerships between schools and nursing homes. For example, after students learn how to write letters at school, service-learning could include writing letters to nursing home residents who would benefit from receiving them.

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Dying: Being in Control (Research, Hospice Story)

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

Because I have been a hospice volunteer many years, people sometimes assume that my patients and I talk about death a lot. All this talk about control reminds me of my hospice patient named Rose. There are three other ladies in this nursing home who are older than that. Are you ready to die? Are you ready to die?

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Ancestor Tribute: Hospice, Dementia Poem

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

A hospice volunteer, I admired her brown, wrinkled hands often when I visited her weekly at a Detroit, Michigan nursing home. A hospice volunteer, I lean closer, talk into your listening left ear. Visit Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog and Frances Shani Parker's Website. Her name was Miss Loretta.

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End-of-Life Dreams and Visions (ELDVs)

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

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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Third Season Episode 22: A Conversation with Hank Dunn on hard choices at the end of life.

Hospice Chaplaincy

In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Hank Dunn about his book, “Hard Choices for loving people.” During that time, he has served in a nursing home, hospice programs and a hospital. Since 1983, Hank Dunn has been ministering to patients at the end of their lives and their families. He has become an expert on […].

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