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Grief, Loss, and Well-Being Debriefing: Vickie Leff, Matthew Loscalzo, Craig Blinderman

GeriPal

You’d imagine though that our professional expertise and experiences in helping patients and families cope with loss and grief would be helpful in managing our own personal losses. Vickie worked with CAPC to create tools, including a facilitator guide, to encourage clinicians and their organizations to adopt debriefings. .

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HopeHealth’s Expanding Scope of Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Services

Hospice News

HopeHealth provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care, as well as caregiver and grief support services. We have chaplains, hospice aides, social work support and a robust grief support program of counselors that specialize in the loss of a child.

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Why You Should Start Hospice Sooner Than Later

Hope Hospice

Grief support. Accepting Grief. Most people think of grief in terms of what happens after a loved one dies. But there is such a thing as anticipatory grief, which is the sadness experienced before loss, when it is understood that a person will be passing soon. The Role of Social Work in Hospice.

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Counseling Awareness Month

AT Home Care & Hospice

These are settings that reside outside of the hospital and can include skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), inpatient rehabilitation centers and home care agencies. In all of these settings, the availability of such resources, especially counseling, is critical to the long-term health and wellness of residents.

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How is Palliative Care Considered Compassionate?

Seasons Hospice

This can be an invaluable factor in terms of peace of mind for the patient and their loved ones, as it allows them to be more actively involved in the decision-making process. In addition to providing medical services, palliative care can also involve spiritual guidance, emotional support, nutrition counseling, and social work assistance.

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What Are The Four Levels of Hospice Care?

Seasons Hospice

These services can help patients process their emotions and come to terms with their illness. They can also offer grief counseling to help family members deal with the death of a loved one. Social work services to help with practical issues like financial assistance and end-of-life planning. Mental Support.

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Group ACP and Equity: Sarah Nouri, Hillary Lum, LJ Van Scoy

GeriPal

Complicated grief? In a group visit there is a social norming effect – “if my neighbor is doing it, perhaps I should be doing it to?” That is the current state of where we are right now. Who should we be targeting with advance care planning or whatever term that we want to use it? Did they have PTSD? Depression?

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