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Alzheimer's Dementia Reflections (Video 4:44)

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

According to the "Journal of the American Geriatrics Society," b y the year 2025, an estimated 7.2 Like a fluttering bee, Alzheimer's can leave caregivers wondering when the person in their care will perform in ways that will make honey or ways that will make them sting. We can begin by defining what dementia is in general terms.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

I was alone with her in the end of a long hallway at a nursing home health center. What’s the difference between end-of-life doula and a hospice volunteer? Beth: It depends on the volunteer. Hospice volunteers do lots of things. Eric: I got to ask the question then. I’m going to push back.

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Evidence-Based Messaging for Serious Illness Care: A Podcast with Tony Back and Marian Grant

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But before I became a nurse I had a long career at Procter & Gamble in brand management and I worked on the Covergirl and Max Factor business. It was my experience as a hospice volunteer that maybe leave the corporate world and go to nursing school and ultimately become a palliative care nurse practitioner.