Irene is participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit We welcome Irene to the Caregiver Smile Summit. Certified from the Los Angeles School of Massage in 1974 Irene holds a CAMTC state license, is a member of the International Massage Association, Hospice Volunteer Association; is a ceu provider for the BRN...
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Hospice Care- What You Need to Know – Smilecast 36
Hospice Care In this episode we take a look at hospice and palliative care. Hospice is really a part of a culture shift around death and dying. Having experienced this with my father-in-law and mother, I can attest to the dignity and beauty that it brings to someone’s end of...
5 Things I Learned About Hospice Care When Mom Passed
Hospice is a Conscious Choice A month before mom passed, I had the opportunity as a healthcare consultant to attend a health care meeting at a local residential hospice. In my 15 years living in North Carolina, I had never been there and boy was I impressed. So when mom...
5 Things I Learned About Hospice Care When Mom Passed
Hospice is a Conscious Choice A month before mom passed, I had the opportunity to attend a health care meeting at a local residential hospice. In my 15 years living in North Carolina, I had never been there and boy was I impressed. So when mom faced the need for...
Earlier Hospice Enrollment Would Improve Quality of End-Of-Life Care-Video
Earlier Hospice Enrollment Would Improve Quality of End-Of-Life Care-Video
Earlier Hospice Enrollment Would Improve Quality of End-Of-Life Care-Video
Earlier Hospice Enrollment Would Improve Quality of End-Of-Life Care-Video
Earlier Hospice Enrollment Would Improve Quality of End-Of-Life Care
Earlier Hospice Enrollment Would Improve Quality of End-Of-Life Care Among family members of older patients who died of advanced-stage cancer, earlier hospice enrollment, avoidance of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions within 30 days of death, and death occurring outside the hospital were associated with perceptions of better end-of-life care, according...
The Importance of Talking about End-of-Life Issues
This guest post is contributed by Kitty Holman, who writes on the topics of nursing colleges.æ She welcomes your comments at her email Id: kitty.holman20@gmail.com. At some point, each and every one of us will face the end. Some of us are terrified of it. Others of us are comfortable...
Hospice Provides Alternative Therapies
Approximately 42% of U.S. hospices are offering alternative therapies such as massages or pet therapy, which are considered äóìcomplementary and alternativeäó therapies that don’t fall under the rubric of standard care. Almost 72% of American hospices that offer alternative therapies now offer massages, while 69% provide support group therapy and...