Hospice News

JANUARY 5, 2023

“Medicare needs to step up advance care planning messaging not only to providers, but also to beneficiaries,” Haselhorst told Hospice News. If Medicare did a better job at communicating and insisted that people have advance directives, then patients can receive the care they want and providers don’t have to play a guessing game.”.

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Hospice Red River Valley

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Health care professionals are invited to Hospice of the Red River Valley’s upcoming virtual Lunch and Learn as we continue to explore topics related to end-of-life care. This event is free and open to all health care professionals. Formulate a Safety Plan for Suicide Risk reduction. hrrvlunchlearn.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

MAY 23, 2023

I managed family conflict during my parents’ hospitalizations, special family events, my brother’s sudden death and my mom’s end-of-life care. We also may have an agitator in the family who kicks up chaos whenever possible. I also helped my mom see her grandchildren when a sibling blocked access.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 15, 2024

This lack of mobility can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness, as older adults may feel trapped in their homes without easily visiting friends or engaging in community events. Support Inadequate social support systems can also contribute to isolation among the elderly.

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Seasons Hospice

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Here are some ways you can support them: Respect their wishes – Everyone has different wants and needs when it comes to end-of-life care. This form of care does not offer curative treatment but instead seeks to make sure patients are as comfortable as possible in their last days.

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Seasons Hospice

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In fact, many people receive this kind of care alongside other forms of medical treatment in order to help manage symptoms. Palliative care teams often include doctors, nurses, social workers as well as counselors who specialize in spiritual and emotional support. Palliative Care Shows Compassion.

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Hope Hospice

MAY 15, 2020

Get up-to-date event details at HopeHospice.com/townhall. A new level of awareness about the end of life has more people thinking about what preparation may be needed if they or a family member were to face the sudden onset of a debilitating, potentially life-threatening illness. Wednesday, May 20, 5:30–6:30 p.m.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Through a series of events, I started working as a consultant to the Department of Corrections in around 2006, and I was assigned to the California Medical Facility. And we have a 17-bed inpatient hospice that serves men from throughout the state of California who choose to have comfort-focused treatment at the end of their lives.

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Shining Light Hospice

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The signs are more obvious as they can interfere with work, socialization, and daily function. Patients will have difficulty remembering current events as well as their own personal past history. Patients may forget even their closest loved one’s names, memories shared in a lifetime, current and past events, and even where they are.

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Chicago Caregiving

MAY 18, 2024

He had come a long way from when he was born — an event that nearly killed him. But what happens when someone living on the street is nearing the end of life? In Salt Lake City, they may end up at The INN Between — a medical respite and end-of-life care facility specifically for unhoused people.

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GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

So our outpatient palliative care team does not have psychiatrists or psychologists or frankly, social workers. And that’s kind of the model that again, when we’ve studied this model in other care settings, we have to force that care model on them, even though other institutions do have different makeup.

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Living With Hospice

JANUARY 30, 2021

I'm not a social worker. I do have a lot of experience with hospice care, death and dying. For many years, I've seen hospice and end of life care from the patient's perspective, from the caregivers perspective. I want to remind you though, I'm not a doctor, I don't give medical advice. I'm not a nurse.

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GeriPal

JULY 13, 2023

This really is patients with serious chronic life limiting illness who are hospitalized. Eric: How’d you define serious chronic life limiting? Bob: We used a set of nine conditions that have been used by the Dartmouth Atlas Project to study end of life care. I think you had to be age over 55.

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