AT Home Care & Hospice

APRIL 25, 2023

Three of these services in particular include social work, bereavement, and chaplain services. Social Workers Social workers work within a healthcare team as vital advocates for patients and primarily serve individuals that are identified as “high-risk”.

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Hospice News

MARCH 11, 2025

Shaping their grief support programs with this trend in mind will be pivotal to hospices ability to expand the depth and reach of their services. This is according to Chloe Bishop, bereavement and social work supervisor at Maryland-based Frederick Health Hospice. A mounting volume of research backs this theory.

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Seasons Hospice

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In addition to providing medical services, palliative care can also involve spiritual guidance, emotional support, nutrition counseling, and social work assistance. As such, palliative care providers strive to create an atmosphere that offers both physical and emotional relief from the stresses associated with serious illness.

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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

APRIL 17, 2025

Collaborative decision-making Even with advance directives in place, the end of life can often be a time of crisis for families, said Judith Wood Mintz, director of social work at Unity Hospice and Palliative Care.

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Hospice News

JULY 16, 2024

Victimized families are at greater risk of having complicated grief experiences, Kraus stated. Fraud can contribute to complicated grief Program integrity issues have heated up in the hospice industry, particularly in four hotbed states of Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. They’re going to carry that.”

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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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Hope Hospice

MARCH 12, 2021

In honor of Social Work Appreciation Month this March, we celebrate our wonderful social work team. Social work visits, though certainly essential to the hospice experience, are not classified as medically essential in these COVID-19 times. Click here to learn more about the role of social work in hospice.

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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. We have chaplains, hospice aides, social work support and a robust grief support program of counselors that specialize in the loss of a child.

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Hope Hospice

MARCH 26, 2020

One professional on the team is your medical social worker. What is the role of social work in hospice? Hope Hospice’s Veronica Martin, MSW, ASW, explains: A social worker is part of the hospice care team. One role of social work in hospice is to connect the family with needed resources.

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GeriPal

MARCH 13, 2025

But what I remember from that is at the end of your week long rotation, Michael, everybody gets a chance if they wanted to sit down with Cicely Saunders, social work nurse, doctor extraordinaire, you sit down with her. But, you know, you’ve got social work, you’ve got chaplaincy, and patients are important part of that.

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High Peaks Hospice

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As a member of the Hospice interdisciplinary team, the primary focus of the Social Worker is to respond to the emotional and psychological needs of the patients, their families, and hospice staff. The Social Worker provides concrete social work services and actively participates in developing patient/family care plans.

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Hope Hospice

JULY 12, 2022

Grief support. Accepting Grief. Most people think of grief in terms of what happens after a loved one dies. But there is such a thing as anticipatory grief, which is the sadness experienced before loss, when it is understood that a person will be passing soon. The Role of Social Work in Hospice.

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High Peaks Hospice

APRIL 12, 2023

The incumbent will provide direct support to clients who are dealing with the grief associated with loss, generally associated with the death of a loved one. Assess for bereavement needs and provide appropriate grief support to people who have lost a loved one with phone calls, mailings, and referrals to internal and external supports.

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High Peaks Hospice

MARCH 2, 2022

As a hospice social worker, it is common to have conversations that revolve around anticipatory grief. When discussing anticipatory grief, I like to use the “ball in the jar” metaphor. When discussing anticipatory grief, I like to use the “ball in the jar” metaphor. Hospice Social Worker. Shayna Paradis, LMSW.

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GeriPal

MAY 25, 2023

Complicated grief? In a group visit there is a social norming effect – “if my neighbor is doing it, perhaps I should be doing it to?” And it was clearly came out that really when we talk about advance care planning from a health standpoint, we should be thinking. Did the caregiver feel heard and understood? Did they have PTSD?

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High Peaks Hospice

JUNE 27, 2023

As a member of the Hospice interdisciplinary team, the primary focus of the Social Worker is to respond to the emotional and psychological needs of the patients, their families, and hospice staff. The Social Worker provides concrete social work services and actively participates in developing patient/family care plans.

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Seasons Hospice

JULY 15, 2022

They can also offer grief counseling to help family members deal with the death of a loved one. Social work services to help with practical issues like financial assistance and end-of-life planning. These services can help patients process their emotions and come to terms with their illness. Mental Support.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

What the social workers are … Eric: Yeah. Beth: From a hospice standpoint, we obviously have the nursing support, social work chaplaincy. She’s also a celebrant and she can be called in and we work with her a lot, but you can be certified as a celebrant and some doulas are absolutely doing that.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

You’d imagine though that our professional expertise and experiences in helping patients and families cope with loss and grief would be helpful in managing our own personal losses. Vickie worked with CAPC to create tools, including a facilitator guide, to encourage clinicians and their organizations to adopt debriefings. .

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