Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

The number of hospice volunteers plunged during the first two years of the pandemic, and many are still working to rebuild their ranks. Many hospices saw volunteer volumes dip drastically as they suspended activities during the pandemic. Volunteers also help reduce providers’ costs.

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The Bucket-List Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

He felt it would show others that you can still contribute, even in this chapter of life. That was all Robert’s care team needed to hear to spur them into action. Art Show: A One-Night Exhibit and Social Event. Chaplain Jim Baldwin and volunteer Tammy Warford Rubin Hicks tunes his fiddle.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Eric: And you’re also the medical director of the hospice unit here. Through a series of events, I started working as a consultant to the Department of Corrections in around 2006, and I was assigned to the California Medical Facility. And people are getting life sentences. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Michele.

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Living With Hospice

MAY 22, 2021

Certain things trigger us to go back and revisit situations or events or experiences and we revisit some of those old feelings of loss. I've been involved in caregiving for other family members, including my parents, my in laws, several dear friends, and I've been a hospice volunteer for over a dozen years.

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