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Tag Archives: Hospice
What Is a Palliative Care Nurse? An Interview with Judith Redwing Keyssar
Palliative care specialist opens up about health care, consultation, and end-of-life
Judith Redwing Keyssar is the Director of the Palliative Care Program at Seniors at Home, a program of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service. Her book, Last Acts of Kindness (2010), is a collection of her experiences being a … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged End-of-life care, Hospice, Hospital Care, Hospitals, Palliative Care
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Dignified Hospice Design: Dans Arhitekti’s Hospice Facility in Ljubljana
The Power of Thoughtful, Human-Centered Design in Hospice Care Facilities
Hospice care facilities present a unique challenge for architects and designers. Although they are technically medical buildings requiring functional designs to accommodate health care staff and equipment, hospices are also intimate, emotional spaces where residents spend the last moments of … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Death and Dying, End-of-life care, Hospice, Palliative Care, SevenPonds
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National Healthcare Decisions Day Is Around The Corner
April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day, dedicated to raising awareness about advance care planning
April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day, a national initiative to encourage the public and healthcare providers to prioritize advance care planning. Making decisions ahead of a health crisis can help put families at ease and make sure patients’ healthcare wishes … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Advance Care Planning, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Changing the Face of Dying, Death and Dying, Death Cafe, Dying Well: Jack Fahey, Elder Law Section, Hospice, Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota, Minnesota Elder Justice Center, Minnesota State Bar Association, National Healthcare Decisions Day, NHDD, SevenPonds, Something special, The Clay Lab, The Conversation Project
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How Can Music Soothe and Comfort Hospice Patients?
An interview with Morgan Bolender, the head of the Songs For Life program that brings music to hospice patients
Morgan Bolender sits on the board of You’re Going To Die, a Bay Area, California-based nonprofit dedicated to bringing diverse communities into the conversation of death and dying. She is also the head of Songs For Life, a program run … Continue reading
What Is Songs for Life?
An interview with Morgan Bolender, board member of You're Going to Die and the head of Songs for Life
Morgan Bolender sits on the board of You’re Going To Die, a Bay Area, California-based nonprofit dedicated to bringing diverse communities into the conversation of death and dying. She is also the head of Songs For Life, a program run … Continue reading
What Is the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program?
A conversation with Elisabeth Van Every, Communications & Outreach Coordinator for Pet Partners, an organization that facilitates animal-assisted interventions, Part One
Today SevenPonds is pleased to speak with Elisabeth Van Every, the Communications and Outreach coordinator at Pet Partners, an organization that facilitates animal-assisted interventions, including animal-assisted therapy. The mission of Pet Partners is to improve human health and well-being through … Continue reading
