Hospice News

MARCH 11, 2024

Spiritual hospice care providers are an important link to building bridges of access and trust among underserved African American populations. Faith is very important to African Americans,” Ebema told Hospice News. Their spirituality encompasses their everyday life. Choosing hospice can be like giving up on your faith.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In the early 1990’s, California Medical Facility (CMF) created one of the nation’s first licensed hospice units inside a prison. This 17-bed unit serves inmates from all over the state who are approaching the end of their lives. Afterwards, we chat with the prison’s chaplain, Keith Knauf.

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Hospice Chaplaincy

MAY 21, 2023

It was during my chaplain residency that I came to understand that when the tenderness of death entered me, it did not leave. Now when I pray with people I ask if they usually hold hands when they pray, that’s not something many of them have been asked in a long time.

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Hospice Chaplaincy

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Saul Ebema A few years ago, my wife befriended an elderly African woman from west Africa. Recently, that woman had a serious health scare. Due her limited understanding of the English language, communication with her healthcare team became hard. Her children and other family members who were somewhat fluent in English began to take […]

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Hospice Chaplaincy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Jo Hockley Since the 1960s there has been an increasing interest in the psychosocial aspects of end of life care. It could be argued that it has been the hospice movement that has helped to emphasize the importance not only of holistic care of patients but also extending that care to the family.

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Hospice Chaplaincy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Dr. Jonathan Singer on grief issues in end of life care. Dr. Singer is the assistant professor of clinical psychology at Texas Tech University. Some of the research that Dr. Singer has been part of that is covered in this episode; Education: B.A., Adelphi University M.A.,

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Hospice Chaplaincy

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Jo Hockley Since the 1960s there has been an increasing interest in the psychosocial aspects of end of life care. Continue Reading.

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