Hospice News
MARCH 13, 2025
Individually and collectively, these nurses have amassed millions of social media followers on platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. A number have also written books about their experiences as hospice nurses and the lessons theyve learned about the end-of-life experience for many families. Its a human one.
GeriPal
MARCH 13, 2025
First we have Michael Kearney, who’s a palliative and hospice doctor at the Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara and author of several books. His latest book is called Becoming Forest A Story of Deep Belonging, and he’s the founder of the Becoming Forest Project. And I would just plug this book. Canadians are welcoming.
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GeriPal
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
As background, we discuss Manju Kurella Tamura’s landmark NEJM paper that found, contrary to expectations, that function declines precipitously for nursing home residents who initiate dialysis. So, for example, you know, we see somebody coming in from the nursing. A nursing home. Let it be (hint hint).
GeriPal
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Her most recent book is Dementia Friendly Communities: why we need them and how we can create them . Her most recent book is Creative Care: a revolutionary approach to dementia and elder care . A lot of times family members or staff in nursing homes say that, “I’m burnt out, so I don’t have the energy.”
Hospice News
MARCH 26, 2025
Nursing homes have had this, home health has had it as well, but maybe it didnt all have the same name. And thats often because they are not reading from the rule book. This was not thrust upon the community. It was what might have been considered as a first-line action that should occur to ensure quality of care.
Hospice News
JUNE 28, 2022
Myriad factors play into states’ decisions to keep these laws on the books, according to Judi Lund Person, vice president of regulatory and compliance for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). “It Montana removed CONs for all settings except nursing homes as of last October.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 24, 2024
David is a physician who wrote the book “ Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana ” and gave a TED talk on “ A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana ” that was watched over 3 million times. And, David, I’m going to start off with you because you wrote an entire book about this. Eric 06:53 I loved your book.
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