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Deathwives Founders: Death Doulas Fill End-of-Life Care Gaps, Ease Strain on Hospice Staff

Hospice News

Many come striving for change after witnessing loved ones receive poor end-of-life care or enduring bereavement without support. A death doula is a non-medical provider trained to care for a terminally ill person and their family physically, emotionally and spiritually during the process of death.

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Learn about becoming a Hospice Volunteer

High Peaks Hospice

Informational Sessions about becoming a hospice volunteer are going on throughout the month of November! In conjunction with Hospice & Palliative Care Awareness Month, High Peaks Hospice is offering informative talks about becoming a Hospice Volunteer.

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Hospices Work to Recruit More Volunteers Before COVID PHE Ends

Hospice News

The number of hospice volunteers plunged during the first two years of the pandemic, and many are still working to rebuild their ranks. Many hospices saw volunteer volumes dip drastically as they suspended activities during the pandemic. Volunteers also help reduce providers’ costs.

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Post-PHE Hospice Regulation: Preparing for the Reinstated Volunteer Requirement

Hospice News

Hospices have been struggling for many years now about how to engage different generations in volunteering for hospice and adapting hospice volunteering to different generational needs of people who are still working, who are younger people or teenagers,” she said.

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NHPCO’s Annual Leadership Conference: Week in Review

NHPCO

“We must be courageous about opening windows to new ways of thinking about serious-illness and end-of-life care, new ways of providing that care, and new ways of resourcing the care in the decades ahead.” NHPCO provides education and resources to support that mission.

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Former VITAS Manager Becomes VP of Operations; Hawaii E.D. Doc Turns Hospice Medical Director

Hospice News

It became certified to offer hospice under the Medicare benefit in 1990, which Cogswell told local news was a “game changer,” in end-of-life care.

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

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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. They’re not all end-of-life doulas. Even a hospice volunteer, there are downsides because now you got to train hospice volunteers.