Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

MAY 1, 2022

Henrietta was going to be my new hospice patient, my first at this particular nursing home. Later, she would become my first patient whose health improved so much she was discharged from hospice care. For now, she knew nothing about me, including the fact that I was coming that day to serve as her hospice volunteer.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

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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Home Care Pulse

JULY 19, 2023

R EXBURG, ID, July 19 – Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of workforce education and engagement applications for post-acute care and senior living organizations, has acquired Teaching Transitions, a renowned provider of online hospice volunteer training.

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Hospice News

MARCH 31, 2023

“There has been some confusion and an assumption by some that hospice services were no longer available in our county,“ FOCH Executive Director Elena Twiss told local news. “At At present, Hospice of Central New York & the Finger Lakes is providing hospice care to patients in Oswego County.

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2023

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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Hospice News

JULY 22, 2022

Hospice News recently sat down with Carroll and Merelli to discuss the role of death doulas in the end-of-life space, the support they offer clients, and how they can coordinate with hospice providers. How can death doulas help to fill gaps in end-of-life care? What areas can death doulas offer hospices the most support?

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HopeHealth

APRIL 22, 2022

Hospice volunteers share their unique gifts and personal touch to make a difference for patients. The post With volunteer’s help, hospice patient shares her legacy appeared first on HopeHealth. For Erin Hazlett and 96-year-old Ruth Rotenberg, simple companionship turned into a legacy project.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 13, 2023

But what brought him to hospice was the bereavement care he and his family received following a loss. This led him to become a hospice volunteer and later a board member at Florida’s Tidewell Hospice, now an Empath affiliate. Over time, his health care career began to move in a new direction.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

APRIL 17, 2022

National Volunteer Month Volunteers are an essential part of the hospice care team. Whether it’s through direct care or administrative work behind the scenes, there are countless ways a hospice volunteer can help. We are beyond grateful for the incredible people who volunteer.

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

APRIL 17, 2022

Volunteers are an essential part of the hospice care team. Whether it’s through direct care or administrative work behind the scenes, there are countless ways a hospice volunteer can help. The difference they make for our patients and their families is immeasurable.

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The Bucket-List Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Robert and his family began hospice care three months ago after his stage four cancer diagnosis. During that time, his care team noticed that the walls of Mr. and Mrs. Kilbourn’s home were covered with beautifully painted and framed oil paintings. That’s what hospice care is about,” she says.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2023

Hospice News recently sat down with McCann-Davis to discuss the scope of disparities among communities of color, plus the biggest challenges palliative care providers face to improve access to their services for patients and families in need. Palliative care has really been low-key evolving.

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Hospice of the North Coast

APRIL 1, 2023

Hospice of the North Coast is blessed to have a thriving volunteer department assisting our patients and families in many ways. Our patient care and pet therapists see our patients wherever they call home. Also, bringing a presence of comfort, respite for caregiving family members, and friendship.

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Seasons Hospice

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Entering Into Hospice. As your loved one enters hospice care, you may find yourself feeling lost and alone. Hospice can be a difficult time for both patients and their families. Hospice Volunteers. Hospice volunteers provide companionship, support, and practical assistance to patients and their families.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

MAY 23, 2023

Our care providers focus on the following: Hospital-to-home transition following an illness or injury Patient and caregiver education Managing chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, pulmonary disease, or kidney disease What Is Hospice Care?

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High Peaks Hospice

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

“I have had such positive feedback from volunteers, patients, and coworkers so far in my role that I can’t help but go home each day with a sense of accomplishment. What do you enjoy most about engaging with Hospice Volunteers? . Being a volunteer means giving your time without being paid because you truly desire to help.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

Hospice utilization in Hawaii reached 45.4% in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Though utilization runs low compared to other states, the need for hospice care is high in Hawaii. A swelling aging population is rising demand for serious and terminal illness care statewide.

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Sahara Hospice Care

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Many people don’t know what a social worker is and in fact many social workers are needed for a lot of hospice or palliative care. A social worker is aa person in which navigates all the fundamentals in which the patient is going through in the process of hospice care. – Understanding the Role of Hospice Volunteer.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Hoping to inspire a conversation about facing death, he let photographer Joshua Bright take pictures of his last days on Earth at home in hospice care. John Hawkins had a good death.

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Hospice Chaplaincy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Janelle Benuska on her work in death care. Janelle Benuska is a death and grief doula, licensed massage therapist, energy worker, hospice volunteer, Death Café facilitator, mother, wife, and death care advocate.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 27, 2023

YoloCares is among the nonprofit hospices that make up the California Hospice Network, joining the coalition last year. The network is designed to support providers’ ability to grow and sustain community-based hospice care and leverage their collective scale and resources in value-based payment programs.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

This was my first major introduction to hospice care. Frances Shani Parker Frances Shani Parker is author of Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes available in paperback and e-book editions in America and other countries at online and off-line booksellers.

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High Peaks Hospice

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The Merkels keenly felt the lack of compassionate care options for the dying. So Ann and David decided to do what they could to start hospice services locally. In 1982 Medicare authorized reimbursement for hospice care. We thank them and invite you to watch and leave your comments.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 11, 2024

You should also utilize your hospice volunteers when you can. Learn as much as you can about what services your volunteers can offer. By mastering the art of compassionate conversations, you contribute significantly to the emotional well-being of your patients and their families during their time in hospice care.

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NHPCO

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

“People in the final stages of life should have access to the compassionate care that hospice and palliative care provide. We will always be an advocate for hospice care and the quality care and support they give to families and their loved ones. ” . “ ” . “

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Living With Hospice

JULY 5, 2020

I am a long term hospice volunteer, and I've been involved with hospice going back to my son 13 years ago, and I've been a client of several hospice organizations here in Michigan through my family, and I've seen hospice from the outside as a client as well as from the inside as a long term volunteer.

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Living With Hospice

MAY 22, 2021

I've been involved in caregiving for other family members, including my parents, my in laws, several dear friends, and I've been a hospice volunteer for over a dozen years. I've seen the good, the bad, and everything in between of hospice agencies and different end of life situations. Transcribed by [link].

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Living With Hospice

AUGUST 26, 2020

I am a very experienced person who's been a caregiver and a longtime hospice volunteer. I've been on the inside and on the outside of hospice. And in my experience, they're very few in hospice care either. A few years ago, the hospice I was volunteering for accepted a patient in the far north end of our county.

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