By Lizzy Miles Before I was a hospice social worker, I was a volunteer. I was so nervous to visit my first patient. Over time, I became more comfortable. Through the course of switching careers from volunteer to social worker, I attended volunteer training at several organizations. There is
by Bridget Blitz As a palliative care social worker, I provide home visits to patients and families to explore how they are coping with complex medical issues, which resources they need, how we might add services that could reduce caregiver strain, and talk to them about their goals of care
by Rev. Rosemary Lloyd t routinely makes me hurt inside when patients and family are admitted to an ICU, as most have rarely if ever considered what care they truly want, or not. It is heart breaking to try and help them assimilate it all, and all too frequently decisions are left for families,
by John Schall Two out of every five adults are the family caregiver of a loved one – that is tens of millions of family caregivers across the country. You probably know someone who is caring for an elderly mother with Alzheimer’s, or a
