Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
JANUARY 1, 2023
The following is a true nursing home experience that my hospice patient shared with me about an unusual trip she said she had taken the day before I visited her: (Excerpt from my book Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes ) “What did you do today?” I asked Rose after feeding her. “Me?
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
APRIL 3, 2022
At nursing home mealtimes, I served as a hospice volunteer at several Detroit, Michigan nursing homes for many years. Hospice residents are predicted to have up to six months to live, but may exceed that time. My assigned hospice residents were always my primary concern. What food?" Leave my food alone!
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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2021
My book, Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes , includes a chapter on intergenerational partnerships between schools and nursing homes. I know your words make me feel better, feed my heart with praise, help me care about others the way you care about me.
Living With Hospice
JULY 5, 2020
I am a long term hospice volunteer, and I've been involved with hospice going back to my son 13 years ago, and I've been a client of several hospice organizations here in Michigan through my family, and I've seen hospice from the outside as a client as well as from the inside as a long term volunteer.
Living With Hospice
AUGUST 26, 2020
I am a very experienced person who's been a caregiver and a longtime hospice volunteer. I've been on the inside and on the outside of hospice. I am not a licensed counselor, nurse or certified medical professional. I do not offer medical advice. Today's episode is no different. And he just went and helped and did it.
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