Can anyone share resources to develop a vigil volunteer training? Thank you in advance!
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Surviving Hospice: A Chaplain's Journey into the Big Business of Dying Plus: How To Find a Trustworthy Hospice
This narrative is an insider’s look into the hijacking of hospice by private equity and professional investors and the subsequent harm to patients, their families, and to the interdisciplinary clinical teams. It was released by a NYC publisher on October 31, 2023. For sale on Amazon.
The author, a hospice chaplain, tells end-of-life stories of her patients who were harmed by financially-motivated policies. This is a book for anyone who is embarking on making a choice about a hospice for their loved one, working chaplains, those in training, and those interested in what dying is like with a hospice who places patients as their primary stakeholders.
Maryclaire's experience working for an owner who sold to a private equity firm helped her to realize that the reputation and viability of hospice is in jeopardy. Her goal is to alert all who love hospice to rid it of professional investors.
— Stacy Juba, author, editor, and award-winning health journalist
"Powerful, beautifully written, and eye-opening, this book spotlights the inner workings of a multi-billion-dollar industry and the effect on patients, families, and hospice staff. The author shares poignant accounts of hospice at its best and worst and the hard-hitting truths she learned on her journey. A must-read for family members exploring hospice care."
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"When I first found out that Maryclaire Torinus was writing this book, I immediately contacted her because in my 25+ years supporting hospice volunteers, I have seen a gradual decline in the quality of care volunteers are permitted to provide the dying and their families. There are a variety of reasons for this that I describe in the Foreward of this book. Maryclaire provides invaluable insights that everyone should know, along with solutions to help others make the right choice in choosing a hospice."
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We like the pamphlet The Journey's End, A Guide to Understanding the Final Stages of the Dying Process by Deborah Sigrist, B.S.N., R.N. It is 28 pages and costs $4.00--available from www.LifetimeCare.org. We also like The Gift of Healing Presence, by James E. Miller. It is a 32 page booklet available through Willowgreen Publishing at www.willowgreen.com
Patty Dunn
Hospice Volunteer Services
Middlebury, VT
Hi Suzanne. I received your training a while back and set it aside for a time when I could go through it and set it up for my volunteers. I am ready to do that and went to get it and I absolutely do not know where I filed it.
I am really sorry. Is there any way you can resend your great presentation to gaskew@hospicetouch.com. I would be forever grateful.
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