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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 Dreams and Visions (ELDVs)

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

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. Hey, that’s great.

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

GeriPal

I was alone with her in the end of a long hallway at a nursing home health center. Eric: But you are the executive director of a large nonprofit hospice, Goodwin Hospice. Beth: I’m a nurse by training and then, obviously, the executive director. Beth: It depends on the volunteer. Beth: That is correct.