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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.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
MAY 1, 2022
Frances Shani Parker "That's Henrietta sitting by herself at the table," the nurse said to me. 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.
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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?"
GeriPal
JUNE 22, 2023
We have about 100 skilled nursing facility-type beds for people who need assistance with their activities of daily living, who maybe have significant cognitive impairment and needs support. I wonder… And when we were talking earlier, you gave us a wonderful tour when we were in the skilled nursing facility. There are clinics.
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.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Because I have been a hospice volunteer many years, people sometimes assume that my patients and I talk about death a lot. S ome people also assume my volunteer visits must be depressing because no one really wants to die. There are three other ladies in this nursing home who are older than that.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2022
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. Visit Frances Shani Parker's Website.
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