Sep 24, 2021

Hospice interdisciplinary teams provide the best care possible for seriously ill people, no matter where they call home.  Whether it’s a long term care facility (nursing home), assisted living facility, private residence or apartment, halfway house, a homeless shelter, or on the streets, end of life care professionals...

Sep 17, 2021

Utilizing every discipline on the hospice interdisciplinary team helps to ensure the best outcomes and quality of care. Here 's why. Each member of a hospice team brings unique skills along with specialized training to the care of a seriously ill patient, and their caregivers, too.  Nurses (RNs, LVNs/LPNs), doctors, and...

Sep 15, 2021

Barbara Karnes, author of the iconic hospice guide “the little blue book” Gone from My Sight, talks with Jerry and Helen about ritual, self care wisdom, and thriving as end of life workers.  We’re honored to feature our third discussion with Barbara about what she’s seen during the last year.  As a hospice RN,...

Sep 10, 2021

There’s a lot to process when a hospice patient dies.  Grief emotions along with business decisions can make it complicated. Today we’re talking about what a hospice death events looks.  Death is common in hospice care, and interdisciplinary teams are highly skilled in caring for patients and families when it...

Sep 3, 2021

One of the major milestones in serious illness occurs when a patient stops eating and drinking. We're talking about why it happens, how to cope with it, and what it means.  When someone with a serious illness moves toward death, he might begin to have difficulty taking in food or fluids.  It's a hard thing for those who...