Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
JULY 31, 2022
As a hospice volunteer in Detroit, Michigan nursing homes, I viewed dementia as a fluttering bee. There were times when nursing home residents with dementia were rude or violent. I have seen a resident slap a nurse assistant (CNA) in the face with such force I thought she would fall over.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
JULY 5, 2021
Healthcare disparities are inequalities that exist when members of certain populations do not benefit from the same healthcare as other groups. This is not only a healthcare issue, but a moral one. Healthcare disparities impact not only individuals victimized by them, but also their families, their communities, and the nation.
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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2021
The ability to empathize is especially important in healthcare professions where biases can contribute to healthcare disparities. Healthcare providers must be able to better recognize situations where they can offer empathy in addition to problem solving. Her blog is Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog.
GeriPal
MARCH 7, 2024
I was alone with her in the end of a long hallway at a nursing home health center. Healthcare, just the way healthcare is structured, that’s not something that’s feasible unless there’s a specific symptom management need that allows for more care, but just to provide simple care doesn’t exist.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
APRIL 5, 2021
I have been a hospice volunteer for twenty years, most of them in urban nursing homes. Mostly, I felt I didn't have skills to do the right things in a healthcare environment where somebody might get hurt if I messed up. Years later, jello still reminded me of her and the nursing home, but not in a good way.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Spirituality has often been associated positively in healthcare by most patients. Healthcare providers should be sensitive to this when they make healthcare decisions impacting patients and their families. They should provide opportunities for them to share their religious and spiritual beliefs and offer support when possible.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Healing the spirit has often been associated positively in healthcare by patients and healthcare providers. Frances Shani Parker, Author Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes is available in paperback and e-book editions in America and other countries at online and offline booksellers.
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