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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

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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. What the social workers are … Eric: Yeah. Beth, from a hospice standpoint, when do you think, “Oh, this person needs a doula”?

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High Peaks Hospice celebrates 35 years by looking back at their beginning

High Peaks Hospice

So Ann and David decided to do what they could to start hospice services locally. In 1982 Medicare authorized reimbursement for hospice care. Camillus, director of Uihlein Mercy Nursing Home in Lake Placid, worked to ensure hospice services would be available to nursing home residents.

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