Study: Family Caregivers Need Help, Too
Elderly Americans’ well-being is at risk unless the U.S. does much more to help millions of family caregiv
Read more…Hi,
I am wondering what is the best way to go about finding and getting volunteers for our hospice organization? I am actively trying to find ways to obtain volunteers for hospice, but nothing seems to be working. We only have a few and could reall
Read more…Important New Evidence That It’s Better for Terminally Ill People to Die at Home
Some excerpts from this article...
No one likes to talk about terminal illness, but the stigma surrounding this subject is being punctured a bit by a gr
Read more…Goodwin House Palliative Care and Hospice is a service of Goodwin House, Inc., a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Northern Virginia. Jai Swyter is one of our hospice volunteers who has written about her experience communicating with a
Read more…I recently was promoted to Volunteer Coordinator for a small hospice in Colorado. For the past 2 years I have worked in the office and also as a volunteer. What I have noticed, is that most patients say they don't want a volunteer and if we cannot
Read more…Someone just sent me a great YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehlw-9PJkIE
It measures the effects of words and energy sent to beakers of rice and water. So often as a hospice volunteer, I see a person bounce back to a better quality of li
I am a new volunteer coordinator in Gunnison, Colorado. I have already successfully had one new volunteer training class. I now need to know how to meet the requirement of 20 hours of continuing ed for volunteers. Does anyone have a good program t
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Should people be thinking about holiday deaths during the holiday season? Research from the University of California confirms that they should. Using official U.S. death certificates in various hospitals around Christmas and New Year, researcher
A former school principal, I am a hospice volunteer who has witnessed the many rewards of intergenerational and other service activities involving schools, nursing homes, and hospice organizations. All participants benefited from the experiences. The
Read more…As a writer and as a bereaved mother, I am interested in how we describe the experiences of death, loss, and grief. Do you choose your words differently when speaking with children, and/or have you found that there are certain phrases or ways of say
Read more… I have a few questions for any of you who are using the DEYTA LPAT surveys at your agencies.
1. Who does the surveys? Volunteers or staff or a combination of the two?
2. Do you have success in having the patients themselves answer the questions or is
Hello,
My name is Mrs. Marisol Riddell and I am new to hospice, but I've been volunteering for 25 years.
My question is this:
I have a few unemployed Volunteers and one of them was recently offered a paying position by the caregiver. This caregiver
Read more…You’re a hospice-palliative care volunteer. You were drawn to serve patients and their families during journeys of terminal illness. You do your best, always hoping you have fulfilled their needs. Best of all, many
seem to appreciate your being a par
If I asked you which hospices, rural or urban, face the most financial disadvantages, most people would probably say rural hospices. However, according to research reported in the “Journal of Pain Symptom Management,” rural hospices fare no worse fi
I have been a volunteer coordinator for 6 months now, but I am still not clear on what the regs are for "direct patient care hours". I have been told the 5% required by Medicare is calculated from the total patient care hours provided by all paid h
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I am brand new to hopsice and this position. I have been doing a good amount of research and I am so exited to get the volunteer program up and running with my company. One of the barriers I am running into is my company is for-profit. I c
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A life review is a legacy that is recorded in written, audio, or video form for family and friends to cherish before and after a patient dies. I could not do this with patients who had dementia or those who were too ill physically. But patients who
We have a couple CNA's that are in nursing school and need some volunteer hours. Does anyone use employees as volunteers?
Thanks!
Courtney
Read more…I have a volunteer that is having a hard time with a patient who has dementia. Does anyone know of a good website or have a handout that I can give her to help her with some ideas and tips on working with this patient. I have given her a few ideas th
Read more…Greetings! What do you teach volunteers regarding emergencies, other than " Do NOT call 911--call hospice" ? Your input appreciated.
Read more…by Rashani Rea & Kathy Douglas
Those who companion suffering daily, such as hospice nurses and volunteers, will surely appreciate this beautiful work. With 62 original art collages by Rashani Réa, five beautiful chapters by Kathy Douglas, and a foreword by Jean Watson, this exquisite book is a peaceful refuge for contemplation, inquiry, reflection and inspiration for those who traverse the joys and sorrows of nursing.
Kathy Douglas, RN, MPH-HA is a nationally recognized nurse leader, filmmaker and entrepreneur.
Rashani Réa is a prolific artist and musician, a creatrice of sanctuaries and a respected spiritual mentor.
“This is a beloved book and beyond a book. It is an evocative, poetic, ecstatic, and inspirited sacred, experiential calling. A calling to you--YES, YOU.”
— Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, Living Legend (AAN)
“Those who companion suffering daily need to turn inward to metabolize what they have witnessed. This exquisite book, filled with beautiful images and poetic wise words, is the inspiration and support needed to grow a wise heart.”
— Frank Ostaseski, founder and director of the Metta Institute and author of The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
“In this unique time of the COVID-19 pandemic, this book should be considered a tribute to the tremendous courage being displayed by nurses around the world. There is much wisdom conveyed throughout by those who have been there serving others with such grace.”
— Greg Schneider President, HVA, co-author of The Changing Face of Hospice Volunteering in Hospice and Palliative Care
