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Dementia Violence in Healthcare

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

As a hospice volunteer in Detroit, Michigan nursing homes, I viewed dementia as a fluttering bee. During violent situations involving residents living with dementia, caregivers have to protect themselves, restrain residents if they can, but resist expressing rage and fighting back. I never knew when it would make honey or sting.

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Empathy in Healthcare

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

The ability to empathize is especially important in healthcare professions where biases can contribute to healthcare disparities. Healthcare providers must be able to better recognize situations where they can offer empathy in addition to problem solving. Her blog is Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog.

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Home Care Pulse Expands Training Portfolio, Enhancing Volunteer Training for Hospice Care Providers

Home Care Pulse

How to Differentiate Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. This acquisition re inforces Home Care Pulse’s position as the education solution for hospice providers.

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

GeriPal

Healthcare, just the way healthcare is structured, that’s not something that’s feasible unless there’s a specific symptom management need that allows for more care, but just to provide simple care doesn’t exist. What’s the difference between end-of-life doula and a hospice volunteer?

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Spirituality, Cancer, and Aging

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

Spirituality has often been associated positively in healthcare by most patients. Healthcare providers should be sensitive to this when they make healthcare decisions impacting patients and their families. 3) Spirituality has also improved the quality of life and reduced the risk of disease and death for the patient's caregiver.

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NHPCO’s Annual Leadership Conference: Week in Review

NHPCO

Sunday concluded with the Kickoff Keynote, Jennifer O’Brien, Author of The Hospice Doctor’s Widow , where attendees learned about supporting the non-professional caregiver and the parallels the challenges of caregiving have to those of leadership. Monday, October 2 was the first day of the full conference.

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Older Americans Month

AT Home Care & Hospice

As our older Americans age, they should know the options they have in their healthcare journey. Our services ensure that the home environment is conducive to supporting the healthcare needs of older adults. A hospice care team includes a hospice volunteer, registered nurse, social worker, home health aide, and chaplain.

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