High Peaks Hospice

DECEMBER 28, 2023

From our board of directors, staff, volunteers, and donors, the High Peaks Hospice community is filled with compassionate and dedicated individuals committed to providing comfort, peace, and dignity to the families we serve, at a time when it’s needed most. Click here for a full job description.

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Comforcare Home Care

AUGUST 15, 2022

Often, they do not want to become a burden to loved ones who are caregivers. Hospice is "comfort oriented" care during a stressful time when loved ones are living with terminal illness. Hospice care focuses on quality of life, pain relief and symptom management rather than curing the illness.

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Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2022

What is the demand for end-of-life care in your service area, and how do you anticipate this evolving in coming years? There’s potentially going to be a huge gap in care with even less qualified hospice care providers to fill it, causing stress on the overall health care infrastructure.

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Hospice News

JULY 1, 2022

Kaweah Health Hospice staff will oversee the hospice facility’s day-to-day operations and medical care, which will be provided by a team of nurses, home health aides, social workers and chaplains. In line with national trends, the area’s aging population is projected to grow and raise demand for end-of-life care and related services.

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NHPCO

JULY 25, 2023

Together with our advocacy partner, the Hospice Action Network (HAN), we serve as the leading voice advancing public policy to improve serious-illness and end-of-life care, while our CaringInfo program provides free resources to educate and empower patients and caregivers.

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Hospice of the North Coast

AUGUST 25, 2023

Understanding Hospice Care Hospice providers cater to individuals confronting life-threatening illnesses and their caregivers. Their aim is to elevate the quality of life. Respite Care : Caregivers often face physical and emotional exhaustion while tending to a loved one’s needs.

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Hope Hospice

MAY 15, 2020

Our panelists will discuss these end-of-life care options and give you insight into how hospice and health systems are adjusting to new demands and needs. Panelists: Jatinder Marwaha, MD, FACP, HMCD, Hope Hospice Medical Director. Kuljeet Multani, MD, HMCD, Hope Hospice Associate Medical Director.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 23, 2021

What staff members are a part of hospice care? Regardless of where you receive care, most hospice care teams have similar construction. Here is a breakdown of our teams at Seasons Hospice: Medical directors oversee your loved one’s care at Seasons, ensuring they receive care tailored to their needs.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 30, 2024

Other ways to get ready for your shift include: Important Phone Numbers to keep handy Hospice Medical Directors + NPI numbers Co-workers/ IDG Hospitals Ambulance Companies Medical Equipment Provider Hospice Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PMB) Local Pharmacies Hospice Nurse Tools Hospice Scales and Measures (PPS, FAST, NYHA, KPS, etc.)

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The Bucket-List Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The fund was recently named in honor of our former chief medical director, who retired in August. Gifts to the fund help us provide personalized care, support quality of life, and allow us to care for all, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

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The Bucket-List Blog

JULY 13, 2023

It was a comfortable gathering with Randy’s sister and brother-in-law, Frances and Vernon Baker, and the care team they now regarded as family: nurse Courtney, chaplain Sally, and Dr. Gosha Sears, associate medical director. Everyone took their place. Randy’s brother-in-law began, then Courtney read her scripture.

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The Bucket-List Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Family members, guests, and Hospice Care Plus staff and volunteers watched as the bride and her father came through the doors of the Center’s family room to take their places in front of the mantle. With Denise Roberts McKinney, Hospice Care Plus chaplain, officiating and her mother in her bed next to them, the bride and groom were married.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 5, 2023

She’s a medical anthropologist with an interest in culture of end of life care, among other things, and she has a book that is out called Scripting Death: Stories of Assisted Dying in America. Eric: In particular, around medical aid in dying. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Mara. Mara: Thanks for having me.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

” How hard would it be for every medical director, every director of nurses, every administrator to know the first and last name of every CNA who works in that building? From a medical director standpoint, how do you think about that? CNAs will say, “I literally feel invisible. Eric: Excellent.

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