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Hospice Pet Therapy Programs Can Boost Patient, Staff Satisfaction

Hospice News

Families often share memories of pets with the volunteer therapy dog handlers, which can provide greater connection, comfort, psychosocial support and improved quality at the end of life, Asmus indicated. It frequently gets mentioned in the [caregiver survey] comments in their overall experience of care, Asmus said.

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Sangre de Cristo Taps New CEO, YoloCares Names Palliative Care Director

Hospice News

In addition to hospice and palliative care, YoloCares also offers adult day services and operates caregiver and bereavement support centers. Our Lady of Peace (OLP) was established by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne to provide free care for terminally ill cancer patients who lacked financial and caregiving support.

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Hospice and Breast Cancer

Traditions Health

However, inpatient hospice facilities, hospitals, and some nursing homes also provide services. In most cases, your primary caregiver is a family member or friend. This person coordinates with the hospice team. You and your caregiver can also call the hospice team 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Global Challenges Persist in Bringing Hospice Care to Incarcerated Populations

Hospice News

More countries have adopted peer caregiving as a way to provide improved support for terminally ill incarcerated individuals, according to researcher Barry Ashpole. Ashpole has been an educator and communication consultant in hospice and palliative care since the 1980s.

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

Hospice News

Many come striving for change after witnessing loved ones receive poor end-of-life care or enduring bereavement without support. They facilitate conversations regarding the dying process, discuss advance care planning, hospice election and advocate the patient’s wishes around ceremony, memorialization and disposition.

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How to Build a World-Class Hospice Volunteer Program

Home Care Pulse

Article Contents: – Introduction – The value of volunteers. – How to develop world-class volunteers – Training for hospice volunteers – Focus on the little things Article Contents: – Introduction – The value of volunteers. What value do volunteers add to my program?

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

GeriPal

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. With Goodwin Hospice patients, not as much because they have that support from the bereavement group at Goodwin Hospice.