Hospice News

JULY 13, 2023

“This study confirms that hospice care adds value to patients, family members, and caregivers by increasing satisfaction and quality of life, improving pain control, and reducing both physical and emotional distress in patients and prolonged grief and other emotional distress in their family and caregivers,” NHPCO indicated.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A state of stress Palliative professionals of all walks are navigating symptoms of burnout, including social workers, grief counselors, chaplains, physicians and nurses. The most important thing is that people have a safe space for reflection … because you need to provide relational human space.”

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2022

I have people who say, “I love that model, but I don’t want a chaplain, I just want a nurse and a social worker.”. It’s hospice, palliative medicine, primary care at home, and our grief support. And we see that in the hospice. So what do we do? We say that we can skip and modify the care plan.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Judy Long, MDiv, BCC , palliative care chaplain and educator at UCSF and caregiver. She directs UCSF MERI’s patient, family, and clinician support with classes and consultation on resiliency, well-being, and grief. We’re delighted to welcome Judy Long, who’s a palliative care chaplain at UCSF and a caregiver.

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Journey With Deanna

JANUARY 20, 2016

He currently works at Amity Hospice as their Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator where he also facilitates grief groups for bereaved family members. He has a unique ministry of using his guitar or sometimes the ukulele to engage the spiritual life of his patient's.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Williamson was most recently the chaplain and volunteer coordinator at Suncrest Home Health & Hospice since 2021. He has also held chaplain roles at VCU Health and Freda H. The nonprofit hospice provider also offers palliative, grief support and advanced care planning services.

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CareAcademy Blog

APRIL 30, 2025

At the heart of a hospice care is its staff, including nurses, doctors, social workers, and chaplains. Services such as end-of-life planning and bereavement support are integral, aiding families and caregivers in coping with grief and loss. Is starting a Hospice agency right for you?

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The Heart of Hospice

APRIL 1, 2022

Today’s guest is a chaplain in the Buddhist tradition and author of “From Grief to Growth: 5 Essential Elements of Action to Give Grief A Purpose and Grow From Your Experience” You’re going to love our conversation with Paula Stephens!! The post From Grief to Growth with Paula Stephens, Epi.

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Shining Light Hospice

APRIL 28, 2023

Hospice chaplains are trained spiritual care providers who are available to provide emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families. Hospice chaplains are often well-versed in different faith traditions and are knowledgeable about cultural and spiritual practices.

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AJN Off the Charts

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The immense experiences of suffering, grief, loneliness, and burnout among nurses today call for a reexamination not only of our care delivery systems, but also of the personal frameworks through which we approach our nursing practice. What is spiritual care? Palliative nursing and ‘a deep examination of priorities.’

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The Chaplain's Report

APRIL 1, 2020

Dawn Malone, a lay chaplain for the archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, ministers to cancer patient Austin Bond, via video conference on Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Houston. Coronavirus has limited local chaplains the ability to minister to the sick or elderly. Chaplains have also been told not to minister to any group more than 10.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

APRIL 25, 2023

Three of these services in particular include social work, bereavement, and chaplain services. The primary purpose of bereavement counseling is to help families navigate their grief following a loss. Chaplains can help individuals see beyond the negative and find acceptance and hope even in challenging times.

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HPNA podcast

JUNE 4, 2020

Dr. Cheatham, a specialist in the areas of burnout, moral distress, trauma, and grief, shares with us what she is seeing and hearing from healthcare workers across the country during this time of crisis. followed by a decade of working as a hospice chaplain and bereavement coordinator. PhD, MA, M.Div., PhD, MA, M.Div.,

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Terrence Moore grew up in a deeply Christian home, but he hadn’t planned to be a chaplain. He served as a chaplain in the prison system for nine years before transitioning to working with at-risk youths. The work requires navigating the intensity and various stages of grief and sometimes helping people face their biggest fears.

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Hospice Promise

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The grief that accompanies losing someone you love can be overwhelming. Grief is a natural response to loss, not an illness to be cured. You’re not alone in your journey, and we’re here to help.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

All hospices provide some form of bereavement care after a patient dies, but many families need help with anticipatory grief as well. What is anticipatory grief? It’s the feelings of loss, grief and anxiety that happened before death when you know there’s a death coming. Then the chaplain on the spiritual side.

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The Bucket-List Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Sally, a chaplain at our hospice, wanted Lois to know that her life and her work still had great meaning, even without her voice. But, now in the advanced stages of Parkinson’s disease, Lois could no longer speak. It is very important to our care teams that people know their lives have meaning even though they face new limitations.

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Seasons Hospice

JUNE 27, 2023

This may involve facilitating discussions with chaplains and religious leaders or providing access to sacred texts and rituals. These can include social workers, counselors, support groups, and grief and bereavement counseling therapists. What resources are available for emotional support during end-of-life care?

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Hospice News

JUNE 20, 2024

Training staff and volunteers to provide developmentally-appropriate grief support is among the key parts of operating summer camp programs for children and adolescents suffering a recent loss. Majority of the children who attend the grief program have lost a parent or guardian due to a chronic illness, according to Drescher.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

introduced legislation this morning to create a National Strategy on Grief and establish grants to fund trauma-informed care for the bereaved. Establishing a National Grief Strategy will help people move forward with the help of skilled professionals creating a culture of awareness and support. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.)

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Bereaved families often face tremendous challenges fielding a barrage of tasks following a loved ones’ death, according to Grant Marylander, grief counselor at Trail Winds Hospice, which provides adult and pediatric hospice and palliative care. Hathaway’s challenges inspired the launch of PALS’ after-loss services in 2021.

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Hospice News

MARCH 11, 2024

Spirituality plays a key role in end-of-life decisions among African Americans, making hospice chaplains a significant part of reaching these populations, according to Saul Ebema, president of Illinois-based Hospice Chaplaincy. The hospice and palliative care provider also offers advance care planning and grief counseling services.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The nonprofit hospice provider also offers palliative care, grief support and advance care planning services. Nurses, volunteers, social workers, chaplains and aides affiliated with Mitchell House will provide additional support. AMOREM provides hospice care across 12 counties in the northwestern region of North Carolina.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Our guests are BJ Miller, palliative care physician and c-founder of Mettle Health , and Naomi Saks, chaplain at UCSF. Hospital Chaplains, Spirituality, and Pain Management: A Qualitative Study. Alex: And we also have Naomi Saks, who’s a palliative care chaplain and an assistant professor at UCSF. Pain Manag Nurs.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2022

Coping with “anticipatory grief” can be amplified among pediatric palliative and hospice clinicians, which could be contributing to higher risk of burnout, according to Debbie Vallandingham, director of social work and grief care services at Angela Hospice.

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Hospice News

JULY 1, 2022

New hospice facilities and grief centers are cropping up across the country, while a California inpatient facility is reopening following a temporary closure due to the pandemic. . The first center began providing grief support services in 1991 following her death. Hosparus Health opens new grief support facility.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

On the other hand, all of our guests agree that chaplains are often the most vulnerable to being cut from hospital and health system budgets. We welcome all professions, including but not limited to physicians, chaplains, social workers, nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, administrators, and pharmacists. Karen: Thank you.

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Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

HopeHealth provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care, as well as caregiver and grief support services. I started advocating pretty early on that I thought it would be really beneficial to form a separate, dedicated team of nurses, physicians, social workers and chaplains to take part in this care.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A key to advance care planning among pediatric populations is to discuss all the potential outcomes of a serious or terminal illness prognosis, according to Molly Mattocks, an end-of-life grief coach and hospice chaplain based in Indiana.

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Hospice News

MARCH 19, 2024

The hospice and palliative provider also offers pediatric end-of-life and serious illness services, along with grief support. “We We struggle with the funding and finances needed to grow our pediatric hospice program,” Marchione told Hospice News. The ability to build care collaborations is a large part of improving access, she stated.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

While those who work directly with patients such as nurses and CNAs are more likely to report symptoms of burnout, social workers, grief counselors, doctors and chaplains working with palliative care organizations experience the same degree of trauma and need the same support, Waldrop said.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Afterwards, we chat with the prison’s chaplain, Keith Knauf. Eric: So I’m excited because we’re going to be interviewing Michele, but we’re also going to be interviewing others, including inmate volunteers here, chaplains. Alex: Mm-hmm. You got a song request for Alex. Eric: Yeah. Michele: Okay. Eric: Right.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

We also run a caregiver institute and a Full Circle grief and loss center. ” If that control is lost because the CNA or the nurse or the chaplain is late, then we’re taking that control away from the family member and they already have very, very little. That is my vision for the future.

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GeriPal

MARCH 13, 2025

I think that was from a point of view of how do you cope with sadness and grief, is that you find a funny bone somewhere and you have. We’ve got social workers, we’ve got chaplains, we got nurses who can do the human piece. What should we do as nurses, as physicians, as social workers, as chaplains? What do we do?

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Hospice News

JANUARY 22, 2024

In collaboration with the professional chaplains on the team, the hospice social workers can help facilitate communication within the family system and support involvement with their support system, which often includes their faith community.” Social workers are advocates for patient-centered care,” Bleiberg told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

JULY 22, 2022

In time, the organization expanded to include the virtual Deathfolx platform, its Deathschool program, and an online grief community. Their grief was compounded by not having all of the information about what hospice actually is, and also the options they had in playing a more active role in the dying process.

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Hospice News

APRIL 30, 2024

Among the factors fueling these services is their impact on quality, according to Shana Sullivan, chaplain and certified end-of-life doula at Heart to Heart Hospice. Heart to Heart has been growing its base of end-of-life doula providers in recent years, including hiring more of these professionals in its Houston and Indiana service regions.

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