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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

Hospice News

Anatomy of Hospice Grief Camps for Children Many hospices offer summer grief camps for bereaved children and adolescents, which come with a host of operational and logistical considerations. Hospices have taken varied approaches to shaping their youth grief programs, but common threads exist.

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Hospice and Breast Cancer

Traditions Health

However, inpatient hospice facilities, hospitals, and some nursing homes also provide services. Hospice care prioritizes your comfort, dignity, and wishes — and can help you and your family cope better during this time. Holistic approach: Physical, emotional, and spiritual needs are all considered.

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Great Lakes Health Partners CEO: Employee Grief Support Can Boost Recruitment, Retention

Hospice News

Illinois-based Great Lakes Health Partners, an Interim Healthcare franchise, is launching a grief support group for employees aimed at helping hospice workers deal with the stress of providing bedside end-of-life care. Can you tell me more about the types of grief support a program such as this offers hospice workers?

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Nurses Cope With Grief While Caring for Others

Nurse.com

Nurses have faced grief on overdrive in the last several years with the unexpected challenges brought by the pandemic. Your grief may look very different than your coworker’s down the hall. At times, the grief feels manageable. Coping with grief over patient deaths. Caring despite personal challenges.

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How To Help A Loved One During End of Life

Shining Light Hospice

Nursing Care And Symptom Management. A benefit of the patient-centered care model used in hospice is that if changes to the care plan are needed to manage symptoms, those changes can occur quickly. Hospice Is More Than Just Medical Care. Hospice is a rich resource with professionals who understand the issues surrounding grief.

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

GeriPal

I’m guessing some, because I’ve read a lot of articles, are social workers and nurses, past hospice nurses. That’s getting a little off-topic because that’s after death, but I think with what doulas do is reprocessing and helping with some grief we can.

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How to Build a World-Class Hospice Volunteer Program

Home Care Pulse

Questions such as: Why did the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandate volunteer involvement in hospice as a condition of participation in the Medicare Hospice Benefit? In my 30+ years as a hospice nurse, I have had the privilege of working with many hospice volunteers.