Dec 31, 2021
We’re on the brink of the near year and the possibilities are endless. What do we hope 2022 will bring for the hospice industry? Looking at the year ahead, we hope for good things to come. Above all, we hope for a resolution to the pandemic that has brought so much suffering around the world. Jerry and Helen will...
Dec 24, 2021
We’re looking back on 2021 and all the changes it brought for the hospice industry. Some of the changes were good, and some of the changes were challenging. Staffing shortages, waiting lists for patients to be admitted to hospice, regulatory changes, and shortages of PPE were a few of the obstacles hospice teams all...
Dec 17, 2021
The professional boundaries that hospice teams should maintain help to keep everyone safe - patients and caregivers, as well as the end of life professionals providing the care. It’s important that the boundaries between care providers and care consumers are established from the start of care and continue until the...
Dec 15, 2021
Life coach and author Robert Pardi joins us in this episode to share his extraordinary caregiving story. Robert cared for his wife Desiree for 11 years after she was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. He became her caregiver, coach, advocate, and eventually her hospice. His book Chasing Life is about the...
Dec 10, 2021
The pandemic has taught us some lessons in self care. In this episode, we’re talking about what worked, the mistakes we made, and what we should have done differently. Having to change our self care for body, mind, and spirit made us realize how important it is to maintain healthy habits. The stress and restrictions...