Hospice of the North Coast

OCTOBER 21, 2023

At the Hospice of the North Coast, we offer many resources and support groups that can benefit you. The book “Loving What Is” by Byron Katie describes how sometimes it is the thoughts about situations that are causing you discomfort, not the problems themselves.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 9, 2023

The bereavement care tech platform Grief Coach has rebranded as Help Texts and is expanding its services to include support for health care workers who are contending with stress or burnout. The company convened a group of professionals with experience in grief care to develop the content, from a variety of disciplines.

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GeriPal

MARCH 13, 2025

Justin Sanders wants to be sure the newer generations of palliative care clinicians understand the early principles and problems that animated the founders of hospice and palliative care, including: Origins of the word palliative – its not what I thought! No, you dont need to be Canadian. Canadians are welcoming. This is Eric Widera.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Debbie Jonhston is a registered nurse who founded Viriginia-based Serenity First Hospice in 2021, inspired by the care her father recieved as he reached the end of his life. Johnston is the author of two books, including The Hospice Handbook, which published in June by Advantage Media Group. So it’s capital intensive.

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

[link] Toronto Star Feature [link] CityNews Toronto Feature [link] Psychosocial Interventions at PEACH In addition to medical care, PEACH also runs two key psychosocial interventions for our clients: PEACH Grief Circles Structured spaces for workers in the homelessness sector to process grief. those experiencing homelessness).

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Life & Death Matters

AUGUST 28, 2023

We desired to support her in her grief. Three months later, our […] The post Book Recommendation: Unobservable: Poems of Grief and Grace, by Siobhan Westrop appeared first on Life and Death Matters. In October 2019 Ted and I flew to join Siobhan. We walked the beaches together. Little did we know.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This article is based on a virtual discussion with Kathleen Benton, President and CEO of Hospice Savannah. Hospice News: I’m now pleased to introduce our speaker. Dr. Kathleen Benton is the CEO at Hospice Savannah. We also run a caregiver institute and a Full Circle grief and loss center.

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GeriPal

MAY 12, 2022

He is also author of the book, “ Walk with the Weary: Lessons in Humanity in Health Care ,” and was featured in this Atlantic article. I have written about it in the book. Alex: I love the story of this book, how it starts so locally and then moves on to the Kerala region and then moves to India. Tom: Okay, great.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

He spent a long time as hospice medical director and he founded a national model of care that many of our listeners will be familiar with, AIM, which stands for the Advanced Illness Management program, which has influenced CMS policy. Brad, why did you write a book? Today we talk with deep thinkers about this issue. inaudible].

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GeriPal

APRIL 28, 2022

And then, “I call hospice giving up.” Alex: Could you walk us through this one, stages of grief in era of immunotherapy? And it seemed like we had created a new stage of grief. And then there’s this explosion of nivolumab and then grief and acceptance. And at the top it says, “Pali-Jail.”

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

So one step would be naming it and honoring that as a real loss, and then inviting grief into the mix as this sort of metabolic force that helps them be honest about that loss. You think about the Book of Job, you think of Buddhism, and it’s so foundational to the field of palliative care. Alex: That’s right, yeah.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 8, 2024

I first met Thomas when he visited UC Berkeley in the late 90’s after publishing his book, “ The Undertaking: Stories from the Dismal Trade.” He is the author of six collections of poems and six books of essays, and he has a book of short stories and a novel forthcoming. This emergent reality that someone we love has just died.

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Traditions Health

AUGUST 27, 2024

But when grief becomes so intense it interferes with everyday life, you shouldn’t try to navigate it alone. As Grief Awareness Day approaches on August 30, the Traditions Health team shares the importance of knowing when to seek extra support. It’s also important to remember that everyone’s experience of grief is different.

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Shining Light Hospice

MARCH 20, 2023

Caring for a loved one who is under hospice care can be a difficult and emotionally draining experience. At Shining Light Hospice in Las Vegas, we strive to provide compassionate, quality care to all of our patients and their families during this time.

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Living With Hospice

JULY 19, 2021

In this episode of Living With Hospice, Mitch addresses the many facets of 'closing the books' at the end of our lives, including practical planning, reviewing the bucket list and the often uncomfortable topic of saying goodbye. Also part of closing the books, for someone who's dying, is to say goodbye.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

And to do that, we’re joined by hospice pioneer, Barbara Karnes. She has won the N H P C O Hospice Innovator Award in 2018, and she was the 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year. While at the bedside of hundreds of people during the dying process, a hospice pioneer. And I think hospice says everybody dies.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 12, 2023

Flores, RN, CHPN, BS, a hospice nurse in Colorado since 2012. In 2020 Flores was a featured guest on the TV Show, The Doctors , sharing his expertise on end-of-life hospice care. He’s also written two books to increase knowledge of end-of-life care. Meet Derek Flores, RN, CHPN, BS, and hospice nurse in Colorado.

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Seasons Hospice

AUGUST 30, 2022

Some people may do their best to work through the grief process on their own terms. Grief is a very personal experience, and everyone copes with it in their own way. There are, however, some common stages of grief that many people go through. It’s important to note that all hospice services are required to provide this.

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Living With Hospice

OCTOBER 25, 2020

The last few episodes have explored the grief process as it is a common feeling before, during and after we lose our loved one. Transcript: Hello, and welcome to another episode of Living with Hospice. I do have a lot of experience with death and dying as I've been both a caregiver and a volunteer for hospice for many years.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 6, 2024

Elizabeth Hart, MD Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice AAHPM reached out to the 2024 Visionaries to gain insight into what motivated them to pursue leadership positions and what they find more fulfilling in their experiences. What is the significance to you of being recognized as a “Visionary” in Hospice and Palliative Medicine?

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 14, 2022

Barbara Karnes, author of 'Gone From My Sight', 'The Little Blue Book' and 'The 11th Hour' explains the role of an end-of-life doula in Hospice, how they can support patients and their families, and the importance of advocating for the dying process. She’s the author of gone from my site, the little blue book and the 11th hour.

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Living With Hospice

JULY 5, 2020

Friends at work, friends, school neighbors, people from the church, even the book club. Transcript: Hello, come on in and welcome to another episode of Living With Hospice. I share my insights and offer help to clarify issues revolving around anything and everything hospice with this podcast. You've heard of it, I'm sure.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Research on the impact of COVID -19 grief and bereavement during other infectious disease outbreaks such as pandemics have tended to focus on survivors who had the illness and recovered. Loved ones are not always able to communicate their feelings in person before the deceased dies.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

You’d imagine though that our professional expertise and experiences in helping patients and families cope with loss and grief would be helpful in managing our own personal losses. A great website for dealing with loss and grief : refugeingrief.com. Turns out, it’s maybe not. Eric: And Alex, who do we have with us today?

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Living With Hospice

MARCH 20, 2023

Welcome to another episode of Living with Hospice. These are all in part, some of the five steps of what is called the grief cycle. Or the Dodgers and the Yankees or, or whatever it's going on what book have you read lately. If that's you, contact your hospice agency or find a volunteer to partner with you.

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Palliverse

MAY 7, 2022

I have finally completed it today, and it serves as a sneak preview chapter for my upcoming book Bedsides Lessons which will be available for purchase on Amazon Kindle on 09 June 2022. Dad was not keen on having Hospice involved yet, as he wanted to protect Mum from the knowledge that she had worsening cancer. Photo by Sooz.

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GeriPal

MAY 1, 2025

It certainly hospice was something that was known about, but in terms of training or preparation, that really didn’t exist. But, but there is not one guideline within the ID or HIV world about when to stop antiretroviral therapy, even, even in the hospice literature. Time is getting shorter. And the question is, when do we stop?

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