Hospice Hospice volunteer Nursing home Palliate 
GeriPal
JUNE 22, 2023
Summary Transcript Summary In the early 1990’s, California Medical Facility (CMF) created one of the nation’s first licensed hospice units inside a prison. Keith per many reports, is the heart and sole of the hospice unit and oversees the Pastoral Care Workers. A few are let out early on compassionate release. This is Eric Widera.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Because I have been a hospice volunteer many years, people sometimes assume that my patients and I talk about death a lot. S ome people also assume my volunteer visits must be depressing because no one really wants to die. All this talk about control reminds me of my hospice patient named Rose. Are you ready to die?
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GeriPal
MARCH 7, 2024
We also invited Beth Klint to speak about the doula’s role within a traditional hospice organization. Alex: We’re delighted to welcome Beth Klint who is executive director of Goodwin Hospice and is joining us from the DC, Northern Virginia area along with Jane. Why Beth? This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
JANUARY 1, 2023
Research reported in the American Journal of Hospice Palliative Care concludes that p ositive general attitudes toward end-of-life dreams, visions, ( ELDV) and positive perceptions are correlated with better bereavement outcomes. There are three other ladies in this nursing home who are older than that. One is a hundred five.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
JUNE 30, 2022
Because I have been a hospice volunteer many years, people sometimes assume that my patients and I talk about death a lot. Some people also assume my volunteer visits must be depressing because no one really wants to die. All this talk about control reminded me of my hospice patient named Rose. Are you ready to die?
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. Ann Merkel grew up in New Haven, Connecticut where the first hospice in the United States started in 1974. In 1982 Medicare authorized reimbursement for hospice care.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2022
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. For older adults, cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality.
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