Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This is the subject of Connelly’s recent book, The Journey’s End: An Investigation of Death & Dying in America. Connelly argues that end-of-life care has become “over-medicalized” and that more patients would choose hospice and palliative care if they had a better understanding both of those services and the alternatives.

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Living With Hospice

JULY 19, 2021

In this episode of Living With Hospice, Mitch addresses the many facets of 'closing the books' at the end of our lives, including practical planning, reviewing the bucket list and the often uncomfortable topic of saying goodbye. Also part of closing the books, for someone who's dying, is to say goodbye.

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Changing Lives Podcast

MARCH 27, 2024

Learn about these terms, what they mean, and how to answer them in the seminar. In-person participants will also receive a free copy of the book “Talking about Death Won’t Kill You” by Dr. Kathy Kortez-Miller. Who acts as your Representative or Substitute Decision Maker? What are your values, wishes and beliefs?

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Hospice News

JULY 27, 2022

NYSE: HUM) expects revenue to fall by $400 million immediately following its divestiture of the Kindred at Home hospice segment, but anticipates this to be offset by lower operating costs and, in time, the proceeds of the sale. The hospice business carries a higher operating cost ratio than the company’s consolidated operating cost ratio.

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Caregiver Support Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Coming to terms with a loved one being in hospice care can be an emotionally taxing journey. We’ll discuss ways to support your loved one in hospice care so that you can make them as comfortable and as dignified as possible. Knowing what to bring when visiting a hospice center is helpful.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

He spent a long time as hospice medical director and he founded a national model of care that many of our listeners will be familiar with, AIM, which stands for the Advanced Illness Management program, which has influenced CMS policy. So the term changed- Juliet: Yeah, I think its open question what we should do about this, Alex: Yeah.

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Hospice News

APRIL 10, 2023

In this Voices article, Hospice News sits down with Mark Kulik, Senior Managing Director, The Braff Group, to talk about how the M&A landscape panned out in 2022 compared to prior years. He also explains how owners can best prepare to sell in today’s hospice landscape, whether they are ready or not. That was about a 42% drop off.

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GeriPal

JUNE 29, 2023

On last week’s podcast we interviewed the medical director and the chaplain of the prison’s hospice unit (Hospice in Prison Part 1 ). We also had the pleasure to take a walk through the hospice unit garden with Mr. Gerald Hite. Eric: And Alex, last week we did episode one of Hospice in Prison. So take a listen.

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AJN Off the Charts

MAY 9, 2022

Nurses’ Week can also be an opportunity to think about our own needs, or to practice “self-care,” a term I find problematic because I worry it has become one of those ideas that nurses get blamed for the absence of, as in, a nurse is stressed on the job because he hasn’t done his “self-care.” Wasn’t I supposed to be invulnerable?

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

As 2023 approaches, let's reflect on Alzheimer's dementia in terms of where we are and where we may be going in the future. We can begin by defining what dementia is in general terms. Frances Shani Parker, Author "Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes" [link] Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog [link].

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 28, 2023

A well-lived career is one where you choose based on your deepest desires, not what professors, colleagues, family, blogs, books, and articles say. You can call a friend who works in hospice and ask if you can pick her brain. And you can hop on LinkedIn and reach out to hospice nurses and nurse managers in your area.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Janet is the author of the 4th edition of the book Comprehensive Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer, along with co-authors Molly Collins and BR Daubman. This book is terrific, truly comprehensive, and is a go to resource for when I’m “stuck” taking care of patients with cancer. . Janet: Beautiful.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

This article is based on a Q&A session with Jason Banks, Senior Director of Post Acute Sales at nVoq, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. Hospice News: Jason has an incredible background in post-acute care that we’re going to talk about today. Banks: I ran a hospice and palliative care.

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Palliverse

AUGUST 30, 2022

I was asked by a friend of our hospice to phone their cousin. This was because the cousin knew their favourite cousin had a long association with my hospice. They also sounded as if they needed more input from the local hospice service. It was a nice thought but the hospice hadn’t checked a crucial detail.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

JULY 5, 2021

With generational suffering and repercussions on many levels, illnesses create long-term economic burdens and major losses of productivity. 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.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

MAY 3, 2021

In terms of destinations, cremains can be stored in cemetery plots, mausoleum, or scattered in a garden or body of water. Even though they are cheaper than traditional burials and better in terms of ecology, some view cremations as morally inadequate. Among other uses, cremains are being used in jewelry, shotgun shells, and fireworks.

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Seasons Hospice

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Whether it’s an art or book club, nature walkers group, or even an investment club, there are plenty of options out there that can help spark conversation and meaningful friendships. You can choose from short-term projects like beach cleanups or longer-term commitments such as serving on the board of a non-profit organization.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JANUARY 6, 2022

The Board of Directors will begin their terms following the 2022 Annual Assembly. The early bird registration rate was extended to January 14 at 11:59pm CT to allow for additional time in booking travel and determining how registrants would like to participate, in-person in Nashville or virtually.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

I have been a hospice volunteer for twenty years, most of them in urban nursing homes. They were my introductions to long-term care of the terminally ill. Several months later after Sam had moved on, I met a friend I had not seen in quite a while who told me she was a hospice volunteer. He was showing signs of dementia.

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Seasons Hospice

AUGUST 30, 2022

Some people may do their best to work through the grief process on their own terms. It’s important to note that all hospice services are required to provide this. Seasons Hospice offers grief support groups, has a grief counselor on staff, and has many grief books and pamphlets.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

"Kinship care" is a popular term often used in reference to caregiving performed by a family member. This was my first major introduction to hospice care. Visit Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog and Frances Shani Parker's Website. This story from my personal experience is one example of many that explains why.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

DECEMBER 7, 2021

We could also say that the most well-lived career is one where you make choices based on your deepest desires, not what professors, colleagues, family, blogs, books, and articles say. You can call a friend who works in hospice and ask if you can pick her brain. You might even attend a hospice conference or seminar for further research.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 9, 2023

Daniel Goleman brought the concept to the public with his seminal 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence. Picture an emergency department, a clinic, a dialysis center, a home health agency, an inpatient hospice, an ICU, or a labor and delivery unit. The Relational Nurse Most forms of nursing are relationship-based.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

And to do that, we’re joined by hospice pioneer, Barbara Karnes. She has won the N H P C O Hospice Innovator Award in 2018, and she was the 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year. While at the bedside of hundreds of people during the dying process, a hospice pioneer. And I think hospice says everybody dies.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

APRIL 3, 2022

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?" Visit Frances Shani Parker's Website.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? Eric: One out of six hospices, so there is financial concern, not just again with hospices, nursing homes, and now physician groups. We have on that podcast about re-imagining long-term care. Lynn: All right.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

And this case has been worked out the best in terms of the artificial intelligence suggesting diagnoses the clinician may have missed. ” So instead of reading a book, we’ll just read it on an iPad. I actually like reading books and the physical,” and what the internet 2.0 Alex: Mm-hmm. ” Eric: Yeah.

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Hope Hospice

MARCH 19, 2020

Hope Hospice is publishing a five-part monthly series about common family caregiver mistakes. This series is written by Debbie Emerson , MS, Hope Hospice Community Health Educator. This book by Sally Balch Hurme (2015) is an excellent resource, especially for those who love checklists. I certainly did when I cared for my mother.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In terms of your nursing career, what are the mitochondria that power your engine? In terms of my nursing mojo, is it still there? He has contributed chapters to a number of books related to the nursing profession. What impetus, desires, goals, or motivations drive you forward?

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Hope Hospice

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Sundowning is a lay term that describes a state of increased confusion and anxiety that presents itself in the late afternoon and continues through the evening; for some, it extends into nighttime. Playing soft music, flipping through a large photo-heavy coffee table book, and painting are low-stress activities. LEARN MORE.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As author, professor, and activist Derrick Bell states in his wonderful book, Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worth , "Trying to simultaneously balance my dreams and needs is tough, and requires an ongoing assessment of who I am, what I believe, value, and desire." So, let's break it down.

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Home Care Pulse

OCTOBER 11, 2022

She’s got a deep background in both home health and hospice, uh, from both a visiting nurse perspective, and then also management in both of those. It is a book into itself. And if you work in home health, you know, that book backwards and forwards. Um, I like the term data document for sure.

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Hospice of the North Coast

OCTOBER 21, 2023

“The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.” – Japanese Proverb Many people confuse resilience with resistance, and that’s why their idea of the term is far from what it really means. At the Hospice of the North Coast, we offer many resources and support groups that can benefit you.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 5, 2023

Typically when we think about conscience in medical ethics we think about it in terms of a negative claim of conscience, where a clinician refuses (or objects) to provide care. Many links: Mara Buchbinder’s book – Scripting Death: Stories of Assisted Dying in America. It’s bigger. It’s bigger than you and you are not me.

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Hope Hospice

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

William Thomas, MD, being convinced that loneliness and boredom are pandemic in long-term care facilities, founded the Eden Alternative , a program designed to promote the well-being of persons living with dementia. Living With Dementia, a Hope Hospice Program. Let’s review some ways to feed these emotional needs. VIEW SCHEDULE.

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GeriPal

MARCH 16, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary So you want to write a book. So you want to write a book! So…you want to write a book?!? You can hear our prior podcast on Louise’s book here ). We talk with them about writing for the lay public, including: Why write a book for the lay public? How did they start writing a book?

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Palliverse

MAY 7, 2022

I have finally completed it today, and it serves as a sneak preview chapter for my upcoming book Bedsides Lessons which will be available for purchase on Amazon Kindle on 09 June 2022. Mum had a good memory throughout her life, but in the months prior to this illness she had started having short term memory loss. Photo by Sooz.

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