AT Home Care & Hospice

MAY 23, 2023

As our older Americans age, they should know the options they have in their healthcare journey. Our services ensure that the home environment is conducive to supporting the healthcare needs of older adults. Hospice care is a health service to address the needs of individuals and families facing a life-limiting illness.

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Traditions Health

MAY 19, 2025

Hospice support can help terminal stroke patients and their families with end-of-life care. In fact, research from the American Heart Association shows that hospice care improves the quality of life for stroke patients. Still, it can be difficult to know when its time for hospice care. Check with your provider.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In the early 1990’s, California Medical Facility (CMF) created one of the nation’s first licensed hospice units inside a prison. Keith per many reports, is the heart and sole of the hospice unit and oversees the Pastoral Care Workers. A few are let out early on compassionate release. This is Eric Widera.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

We also invited Beth Klint to speak about the doula’s role within a traditional hospice organization. Alex: We’re delighted to welcome Beth Klint who is executive director of Goodwin Hospice and is joining us from the DC, Northern Virginia area along with Jane. Why Beth? This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

JULY 5, 2021

Healthcare disparities are inequalities that exist when members of certain populations do not benefit from the same healthcare as other groups. This is not only a healthcare issue, but a moral one. Healthcare disparities impact not only individuals victimized by them, but also their families, their communities, and the nation.

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Hope Hospice

MAY 18, 2022

Throughout my life, I have volunteered for many organizations. But Hope Hospice is a place that draws me back time and again. I knew healthcare. The last patient I saw as a therapist inspired me to become a hospice volunteer. My gifts have been woven into the fabric that is Hope. .

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 6, 2022

What struck me most was not that palliative care was a question, nor that it made it seem that palliative care isn’t provided alongside care directed at curing, nor was it that hospice was the first buzzed in response, but it was that palliative care was the $2000 question in the Double Jeopardy round! Marian: I do. That’s a fun one.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

JULY 31, 2022

As a hospice volunteer in Detroit, Michigan nursing homes, I viewed dementia as a fluttering bee. Spending time with them and getting to know them, their temperaments, their personalities, their likes and dislikes greatly impact caregivers' abilities to manage them in healthcare settings. Visit Frances Shani Parker's Website.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The ability to empathize is especially important in healthcare professions where biases can contribute to healthcare disparities. Healthcare providers must be able to better recognize situations where they can offer empathy in addition to problem solving. Her blog is Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 6, 2024

Elizabeth Hart, MD Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice AAHPM reached out to the 2024 Visionaries to gain insight into what motivated them to pursue leadership positions and what they find more fulfilling in their experiences. What is the significance to you of being recognized as a “Visionary” in Hospice and Palliative Medicine?

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Healing the spirit has often been associated positively in healthcare by patients and healthcare providers. Frances Shani Parker, Author Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes is available in paperback and e-book editions in America and other countries at online and offline booksellers.

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NHPCO

OCTOBER 5, 2023

For Immediate Release October 5, 2023 Photo Link (Alexandria, Va) – This week the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) honored standout members of the hospice and palliative care community during the 2023 NHPCO Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

If you are a volunteer, have you ever thought that you didn't choose volunteer service, but that it chose you? I have been a hospice volunteer for twenty years, most of them in urban nursing homes. I knew he couldn't navigate the healthcare system alone. But I can remember when I dreaded being around sick people.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Spirituality has often been associated positively in healthcare by most patients. Healthcare providers should be sensitive to this when they make healthcare decisions impacting patients and their families. They should provide opportunities for them to share their religious and spiritual beliefs and offer support when possible.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Many people, even some who work in healthcare, believe that death is always something to dread. Hoping to inspire a conversation about facing death, he let photographer Joshua Bright take pictures of his last days on Earth at home in hospice care. Are they right? Is death as bad as many people imagine it will be?

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Healthcare worker have to be sensitive to patients' spirituality and religious beliefs regarding death journeys. As a hospice volunteer, I noticed that many patients held strong beliefs about miracles that were important to them when making decisions about their health care. What about you? Do you believe in miracles?

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

MAY 5, 2020

Healthcare workers wearing full-body protection suits seem sinister, surreal, surprising in a place known as home. © Frances Shani Parker Frances Shani Parker, Author Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes is available in paperback and e-book editions in America and other countries at online and offline booksellers.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Research shows that older adult sexuality is usually only discussed in healthcare settings when patients initiate the discussions. More information initiated by healthcare providers would keep older adults better informed about evolving sexuality issues that have changed through the years.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

JUNE 13, 2021

Having worked previously within the healthcare system has exposed me to the assistance that comes with caregiving. In addition, having been rooted in human sensitivity has provided me with a foundation to complement the needs of the healthcare person. I did contract some part-time assistance with homecare nursing for the short term.

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