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10 Facts About Hospice Care You May Not Know" />
10 Facts About Hospice Care You May Not Know: NHPCO stresses that hospice is about living fully, not preparing for death. -
Man of Many Faces" />
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Last Rites: A Catholic Send-Off" />
Last Rites: A Catholic Send-Off: A look at the religion's final prayer procession for the dying
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Tag Archives: Documentary
What is the SOLACE project? – An Interview with Camille Adair
The director of SOLACE shares the wisdom of the dying
Today, I talk with Camille Adair, the filmmaker behind the SOLACE Project. Camille’s background is in hospice, where she has worked as a nurse case manager, clinical liaison, patient care manager, and the director of education for a healthcare organization … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Documentary, Dying, Health care, Hospice, medicine, New Mexico, Nursing, Palliative Care, Solace the movie, Wisdom
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“Consider the Conversation”
A Documentary on a Taboo Subject: The End-of-Life
In early 2009, hospice worker Mike Bernhagen and filmmaker Terry Kaldhusdal of southern Wisconsin came together for a project that would become the film Consider the Conversation: A Documentary on a Taboo Subject. The project explores the 21st century American … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Consider the Conversation, Documentary, End-of-life care, Film, Taboo, Wisconsin
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Film Review: OWN TV’s “Serving Life”
An Inmate-Staffed Hospice Program in one of the Roughest Prisons in the U.S.
Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana has long held a justly deserved reputation as one of the roughest prisons in the country. With over 5,000 inmates and 1,000 prison employees, it is the largest Maximum Security correctional facility in the nation. … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Angola, Burl Cain, Documentary, Forest Whitaker, Hospice, Hospice Volunteer, Lisa R. Cohen, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Oprah, OWN TV, Serving Time
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