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Tag Archives: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
One in Five Hospice Patients Is Discharged Alive
Medicare reimbursement structure and profit motive are largely to blame
Hospice, as most of us understand it, is a model of care that provides comfort and support to people who are terminally ill. The care can be delivered in a hospital, in a nursing home or in the patient’s own … Continue reading
Die Wise by Stephen Jenkinson
Unflinching look at dying in North America offers something more powerful than comfort
You and I will die. This is a given, entirely proper…. But the manner of our dying is not a given. That, with deep labour, is up to us. This is one of the life gifts entrusted to us … Continue reading
10 Facts About Hospice Care You May Not Know
NHPCO stresses that hospice is about living fully, not preparing for death.
Thank you to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization for sharing these facts with us! Some people have the wrong idea about hospice care. They think that hospice is only about dying and that hospice is the place you go when … Continue reading
Bringing Palliative Care into the Conversation
CSU Institute for Palliative Care addresses the growing need for education and public awareness in the field
California State University is tackling a shortage in palliative care workers by launching the first statewide educational and workforce development initiative dedicated specifically to palliative care. With an aging population and an increase in the number of people living with … Continue reading
What are some End-of-Life issues? An Interview with Jennifer Marsh
Opening up about hospice and the crisis of health care funding in America
Jennifer Marsh, LMFT, MS is Community Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Elizabeth Hospice, a private nonprofit in Escondido, CA. The Elizabeth Hospice provides hospice care and counseling to terminally ill individuals and their families, whether or not they can … Continue reading
