Hospice and Breast Cancer
Traditions Health
OCTOBER 13, 2024
However, inpatient hospice facilities, hospitals, and some nursing homes also provide services.
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The Heart of Hospice Volunteers
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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Hospice Volunteer Meets Patient Living With Dementia
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
MAY 1, 2022
Henrietta was going to be my new hospice patient, my first at this particular nursing home. Later, she would become my first patient whose health improved so much she was discharged from hospice care. For now, she knew nothing about me, including the fact that I was coming that day to serve as her hospice volunteer.
Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf
GeriPal
JUNE 22, 2023
So another big component of this program is, just like hospice volunteers in the community, we have hospice volunteers/workers who are peers from the incarcerated population who receive extensive training on how to sit with people, how to communicate, how to listen, how to protect themselves upon from the grief and loss that comes from this job.
End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane
GeriPal
MARCH 7, 2024
I was alone with her in the end of a long hallway at a nursing home health center. What’s the difference between end-of-life doula and a hospice volunteer? Beth: It depends on the volunteer. Hospice volunteers do lots of things. Eric: I got to ask the question then. I’m going to push back.
Nursing Home Mealtimes With Dementia
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?"
School-Nursing Home Partnerships (Service-Learning, Dementia)
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2021
I have had many occasions as an educator to implement and consult on intergenerational partnerships between schools and nursing homes. For example, after students learn how to write letters at school, service-learning could include writing letters to nursing home residents who would benefit from receiving them.
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