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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. Providers’ efforts to recruit volunteers could take on renewed urgency when the U.S.
Hospice 101
APRIL 20, 2020
“Many of our hospice volunteers don’t even realize the impact they have on the lives they touch”. Volunteers are valuable members of our society. Volunteers are found everywhere! Volunteer Appreciation WEEK is April 19-25. And then, there are the hospice volunteers.
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Home Care Pulse
JULY 25, 2023
Article Contents: – Introduction – The value of volunteers. – How to develop world-class volunteers – Training for hospice volunteers – Focus on the little things Article Contents: – Introduction – The value of volunteers. What value do volunteers add to my program?
Hospice News
AUGUST 26, 2022
Hospice utilization in Hawaii reached 45.4% in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Though utilization runs low compared to other states, the need for hospice care is high in Hawaii. A swelling aging population is rising demand for serious and terminal illness care statewide.
Traditions Health
APRIL 22, 2024
The Traditions Health hospice volunteer coordinator oversees 13 volunteers at two agencies in Georgia — one in Lawrenceville and one in Roswell. A vital role in hospice care She’s worked as a volunteer coordinator for more than six years, but before that, was a hospice nurse for 23 years.
Hospice News
JULY 14, 2023
Hospice News recently sat down with McCann-Davis to discuss the scope of disparities among communities of color, plus the biggest challenges palliative care providers face to improve access to their services for patients and families in need. Palliative care has really been low-key evolving. One of [U.S.
High Peaks Hospice
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Ann Merkel grew up in New Haven, Connecticut where the first hospice in the United States started in 1974. That year Medicare determined that dying was no longer a diagnosis that warranted a hospital admission. The Merkels keenly felt the lack of compassionate care options for the dying. David Merkel, lived in Saranac Lake.
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