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HopeHealth’s Expanding Scope of Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Services

Hospice News

HopeHealth provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care, as well as caregiver and grief support services. I started advocating pretty early on that I thought it would be really beneficial to form a separate, dedicated team of nurses, physicians, social workers and chaplains to take part in this care.

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Counseling Awareness Month

AT Home Care & Hospice

A multidisciplinary team can include your doctor, spiritual counselor, social worker, and bereavement counselor to name a few. Three of these services in particular include social work, bereavement, and chaplain services. The primary purpose of bereavement counseling is to help families navigate their grief following a loss.

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

GeriPal

In addition to being a palliative and hospice RN, she is the Executive Director for Goodwin Hospice , a large non-profit hospice that added end-of-life doula care to their services in collaboration with Jane and John’s doula organization, Present for You. Jane, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Jane: Thank you for having me. John: Yeah.

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How Does Hospice Help Patients with Heart Disease?

Traditions Health

However, it is important to be vigilant and ask your loved one’s physician about hospice when these signs are present, because the earlier a patient begins receiving this care, the better their quality of life can be. For example, volunteers are available to provide companionship and social support in various ways.

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As Covid Slogs On, Seniors Find Fortitude Waning and Malaise Growing

Chicago Caregiving

Beth Spencer, 73, a recently retired social worker who lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her 90-year-old husband, is grappling with similar feelings during this typically challenging Midwestern winter. Watch for signs that they are withdrawing from social contact or shutting down emotionally, Olsen says.

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Great Expectations

Chicago Caregiving

You don’t need any assistance and can meet all of your retirement dreams and travel everywhere,” says Sarah Jackson, a social worker with North Shore Senior Center in Northfield. . You’re thrust into a caregiving role earlier than expected. . At 55, Carey finds herself in a caregiving role. . Keep connected.

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To See Her Daughter’s Marriage

The Bucket-List Blog

Teresa immediately spoke with Heather Randall, a social worker, about Nancy’s situation. Kylie Randall, daughter of social worker Heather Randall, donated makeup application. Together, they offered Nancy the opportunity to have her wedding at the Center.