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.

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Hospice of the North Coast

APRIL 4, 2023

Hospice care can be a challenging and emotional experience for patients and their families. Hospice volunteers play a critical role in supporting patients and their loved ones during this time. But hospice volunteering isn’t just about helping patients.

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Hospice News

MARCH 31, 2023

Hospice programs in central New York remain open, despite local legislators previously indicating staffing-related closures. In 2022, legislators in Oswego County in New York state voted to shutter its hospice services within the year. However, The Caring Coalition of Central New York, d.b.a.

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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 13, 2023

Empath provides hospice, home health care, primary care, palliative care, PACE, AIDS and sexual wellness care, and adult day services to a combined total of more than 23,000 individuals. I really grew up in health care, and it always resonated with me. I wasn’t seeking hospice.”

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2023

This included the temporary lifting of the requirement that volunteers provide at least 5% of hospice patient care hours. The volunteer requirement has been an important piece of what [hospices] are looking at post-PHE,” Lund Person told Hospice News. CMS will reinstate the rule as of Jan.

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Hospice News

JULY 22, 2022

A death doula is a non-medical provider trained to care for a terminally ill person and their family physically, emotionally and spiritually during the process of death. 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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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

AUGUST 26, 2022

She returns to the company after nearly three years at the helm of San Diego-based The Elizabeth Hospice as its chief strategy officer. In her new role, she’ll oversee the company’s staff providing care across five counties in the state’s southern region. Kauai Hospice Recruits Retired Emergency Doc as Medical Director.

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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. There is no truer heart than that of a volunteer.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 27, 2023

New CEO Takes Reigns at Sangre de Cristo Community Care Colorado-based Sangre de Cristo Community Care named Melinda Egging as its new CEO. Egging will oversee operations of the hospice, home health and palliative care organization. This marks her return to the organization.

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High Peaks Hospice

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Ann Merkel and some of the group of original High Peaks Hospice founders gathered to create a video to document the story of High Peaks Hospice’s beginnings. The Start of End Of Life Care in the Tri-Lakes Area and Expanding Throughout the Adirondacks. In 1982 Medicare authorized reimbursement for hospice care.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2023

Palliative care providers have a limited window into the disparities plaguing underserved populations when it comes to access and awareness of their serious illness care options, according to Nicole McCann-Davis, vice president of communications and chief health equity officer at Empassion Health.

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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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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 Caregivers Support Group. This group is open to anyone who is providing care for a hospice patient.

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Sahara Hospice Care

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A hospice social worker offers many qualities in which helps support the process of hospice. Learn more about the role of a hospice social worker. 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. SAHARA HOSPICE CARE.

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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 Nurse Hero

JANUARY 11, 2024

As a hospice nurse, a challenging and unavoidable aspect of your role is navigating end-of-life conversations. In this article, we’ll explore the challenges of these conversations and some key strategies to help new hospice nurses. You should also utilize your hospice volunteers when you can.

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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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High Peaks Hospice

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

November 5th i s Volunteer Manager Appreciation Day. Join us in celebrating High Peaks Hospice’s Volunteer Manager, Jennifer Rich! Jennifer took time to elaborate on aspects of volunteering and her position at High Peaks Hospice. What does Volunteer management mean to you? .

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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? The post Older Americans Month appeared first on Default.

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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 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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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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NHPCO

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Hospice Action Network Honors 2021 Congressional Champions. NHPCO advocacy affiliate recognizes members of Congress who have supported hospice . I’m proud to have worked across party lines to advocate for this critical care being made more accessible for Americans. For Immediate Release: February 9, 2021 .

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Living With Hospice

JULY 5, 2020

Transcript: Hello, come on in and welcome to another episode of Living With Hospice. I share my insights and offer help to clarify issues revolving around anything and everything hospice with this podcast. But here's some typical emotions that I see in families when loved ones are in hospice care when I go visit them.

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Living With Hospice

MAY 22, 2021

In Living With Hospice's fourth grief-centric episode, Mitch addresses the topic of grief triggers and how they can bring up that pain of loss and other emotions, sometimes even years later. Transcript: Hello and welcome to another episode of Living With Hospice. Until then this is Mitch Ware for living with hospice.

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Living With Hospice

AUGUST 26, 2020

Transcript: Welcome back to another episode of Living With Hospice. 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. My name is Mitch Ware.

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