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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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

There’s an organization that I took my training from, which began, I want to say, in 2012. What’s the difference between end-of-life doula and a hospice volunteer? Beth: It depends on the volunteer. Hospice volunteers do lots of things. I would say 15 to 20 years, death doulas have been around.

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High Peaks Hospice

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In 1982 Medicare authorized reimbursement for hospice care. The program was unique, providing family oriented comprehensive services which included medical, nursing, social work, spiritual care, volunteer support, bereavement services as well as the availability of specialty care by physical therapists, nutritionists and speech therapists.

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