Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Garlock previously provided prison-based hospice care to fellow incarcerated individuals at the Kilby Correctional Facility, part of the Alabama Department of Corrections system. Quality issues are tied to a limited supply of clinicians who are trained to provide hospice care in prison settings, Garlock indicated.
Hospice News
APRIL 30, 2024
Given the significance of family caregivers in hospice care, providers can benefit from having tools to assess whether or not they are experiencing burnout. We implemented the caregiver self assessment questionnaire, which is a validated brief metric developed by the American Geriatric Society.
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Shining Light Hospice
MARCH 27, 2023
The Roles of Medical Professionals in Hospice Care Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on providing comfort and support to patients and families during the end-of-life process. What Is Hospice Care?
Hospice News
JULY 11, 2022
‘We oftentimes come in on the palliative care side for patients who maybe haven’t seen a physician for the last 10 years, because they’re not able to get out of their home, and there’s no resources available to them for home-based primary care,” Dado told Hospice News. “I million primary care visits in 2016.
1-800-HOSPICE
MARCH 28, 2023
Doctors Isaac and Curtis presented this approach as a remedy for challenges in patient care being revealed by current research: The majority of patients in advanced disease states want to know their life expectancy, but only a minority of patients recall having such conversations with their doctors. J Clin Oncol. 10.1200/JCO.2015.61.9239.
Pallimed
JULY 11, 2022
If geriatrics is on there, so are we. We should be including this in our presentations on Hospice and Palliative Medicine 101, or frankly anytime we are asked to speak to outside audiences. When you are number five, we should not settle for being relegated to choosing ‘other’ on a list of medical subspecialties.
Comfort Home Care
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Pat Grant, Chair of AAHP, asked Gerri to speak on the important topic of home health care during Home Health Care and Hospice Care Month (November). Listen to the entire presentation First Four Questions People Ask About In-Home Care Deciding if your loved one needs care can be difficult.
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