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Tag Archives: Hospice
“This Year I Will…” by M. J. Ryan
Living life to the fullest
I spent several years working as a hospice social worker. My team and I spent several touching and even humorous moments with our patients and their families. The saddest times, though, were when clients talked about things they had always … Continue reading
What is a Death Care Midwife? An Interview with Akhila Murphy: Part One
An expert shares her advice on alternative ways to personally memorialize your loved one
Today SevenPonds speaks to Akhila Murphy, a trained death-care midwife who has been practicing since 2013. Murphy’s job is to help families create beautiful personalized memorial services for loved ones inside their own homes. In this first part of our … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Death, Death-Care Midwife, end-of-life, Family, Final Passages, Full-Circle Living & Dying Collective, green burials, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Guide, Home Funeral, Home funeral rituals, Home funeral service, Hospice, Interview, Life, Loved One, Memorial, Mortuary, Parlor, SevenPonds
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What is a Doctor’s Role in Advance Care Planning? An Interview with Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD: Part Two
A medical doctor discusses his passion for palliative and hospice care
Today SevenPonds concludes our discussion with Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD. about his two-decade medical practice focusing on palliative and hospice care. (Read Part One here.) Dr. Steinberg is the medical director of three nursing homes and Hospice by the Sea … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Allow natural death, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Family medicine, Home care, Hospice, Hospice care in the United States, Medicare (United States), medicine, Nursing, Nursing home care, Palliative Care, Residential care
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What is a Doctor’s Role in Advance Care Planning? An Interview with Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD: Part One
A medical doctor discusses his passion for palliative and hospice care
Today SevenPonds chats with Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD. about his two-decade medical practice focusing on palliative and hospice care. Dr. Steinberg is the medical director of three nursing homes and Hospice by the Sea (since 1995). He currently sits on the … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged California Palliative Care, End-of-life care, End-of-Life Planning, geriatric care, Home care, Hospice, Nursing, Nursing home, Nursing home care, Palliative Care, Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care Nursing Home, Palliative Medicine
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“Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life Care” by Koshin Paley Ellison and Matt Weingast
Collection of essays and poetry resonate with patients, families, and helping professionals
“Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life Care” (Wisdom Publications, 2016) is a collection of poetry and essays edited by Koshin Paley Ellison and Matt Weingast, and graced with a foreword by His Holiness the Karmapa. Inspired … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Buddhism, Chronic (medicine), Contemplating Death, Contemplative care, Contemplative Caregiving, Contemplative practice, End-of-life care, Gautama Buddha, Health care provider, Hospice, Koshin Paley Ellison, Matt Weingast, New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, Palliative Care, Zen
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Caring for a Dying Loved One? Be Gentle With Yourself.
Dying is unpredictable and messy. Don’t blame yourself if it doesn’t go according to plan
Join SevenPonds each month as Tani Bahti, RN, CT, CHPN, offers practical on-hand guidance to demystify the dying process. As an RN since 1976, Tani has been working to empower families and healthcare professionals to have the best end-of-life experience possible both through education and the … Continue reading
