Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2024

But what has moved forward is how we support and do things like informed consent to promote patient autonomy and self determination. I’d like to ask you the same question as it pertains to the family and to the caregiver. Not all of our caretakers are formal caregivers. I have a very specific opinion about it.

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Hospice News

JULY 16, 2024

Family caregivers are among those with some of the greatest unmet bereavement needs, according to a study published in the Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care. Was informed consent given? Victimized families are at greater risk of having complicated grief experiences, Kraus stated.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Emily and colleagues have argued for a wider view of consent that continues to involve patients whose consent may fall in the gray zone – able to express some goals and values, hopes and fears – but not able to think through the complexities of a major decision. Welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Emily. Lynn: Thank you.

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GeriPal

MARCH 20, 2025

MCF, which Hope implemented for one of her hospice patients, serves as a middle way between the discomfort to the patient and caregivers of completely withholding food and fluid, and the current practice of comfort feeding only in which food and fluid are routinely offered to patients even in the absence of a symptomatic benefit.

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