Hospice News

MAY 3, 2024

Traumatized and abused hospice patients and providers often experience an array of lingering physical, emotional and psychological effects that can fall into a silent abyss of unmet needs. They may be uncomfortable talking about it with their provider care team.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Niagara Hospice CEO Retires Lockport, N.Y.-based based Niagara Hospice will soon have a new president and CEO with the upcoming retirement of John Lomeo, who has led the organization since 2000. Niagara Hospice is part of The Hospice and Palliative Care Group (HPCG), an organization that provides administrative services.

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Minority Nurse

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The same study also cited a bereaved families survey that found “African Americans were less satisfied with the quality of end-of-life care.” Minority NPs can influence strategic decisions that ensure care plans are more relevant and positive for a broader range of patients.

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Hospice 101

MAY 24, 2020

Memorial Day is also a good reminder for hospice team members to take the time to listen to, and allow, your patients to share their military service experiences, as a part of their life review. When I first started in hospice nursing eight years ago, I didn’t know much about the military service.

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GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

Well, as a kick off to this year’s first in-person State of the Science plenary, held in conjunction with the closing Saturday session of the AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly, 3 randomized clinical trials were presented. And the same nudge, the withdrawal of life support nudge, also decreased the time to comfort care orders.

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