Tag: hospice care

Irene Smith is Participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.ξ 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...

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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...

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