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Why Don’t Family Caregivers Ask for Help and Support?

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

Why don’t family caregivers ask for help and support? A NPR article published last week shared how two researchers approached that question: “In 2009, two researchers proposed an explanation for why caregiving for an adult who is ill or disabled can be so profound. Many judge family caregivers as resistant to help.

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Phoenix Children’s Palliative Chief: Shift the Culture in Health Care

Hospice News

The Phoenix Children’s palliative care program was launched in 2009. Shaw’s large staff includes eight board-certified doctors, an advanced nurse practitioner, a social worker, a mental health therapist, a bereavement coordinator, a bereavement counselor, a psychologist, a nurse coordinator and a medical assistant.

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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

Hospice News

Established in 2009, St. Not only have daily clinical visits in the last week of life improved, so too have bedside presence from other interdisciplinary team members such as social workers and chaplains, she stated. Croix Hospice cares for more than 4,400 patients daily across its 10-state service region.

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Deathwives Founders: Death Doulas Fill End-of-Life Care Gaps, Ease Strain on Hospice Staff

Hospice News

Death doulas also serve as patient advocates and offer respite to caregivers as well as logistical support with tasks like estate and financial planning or funeral services, said Deathwives Founders Lauren Carroll and Erin Merelli. Nurses and social workers are especially stretched thin. Deathwives was formed in 2019.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

It was started by a social worker who really saw some gaps in care with those at end-of-life, particularly those with chronic long-term illness, having important conversations. What the social workers are … Eric: Yeah. Beth: From a hospice standpoint, we obviously have the nursing support, social work chaplaincy.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

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2021 Association of Hospice Profit Status With Family Caregivers’ Reported Care Experiences. It might be complexity, it might be acuity, it might be the psychosocial situation or social determinants of health. Eric: Lack of a caregiver. Joseph: Lack of the caregiver. JAMA Health Forum. And yet they’re dying.

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