by Lauren Drew Inquiries have been coming in to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization asking for an explanation of what is included in Comfort Care. It has been
By Danielle The rain was coming down in torrents and my shoes were not up to the job. Nevertheless, I pressed forward along the soggy blocks. My 91-year-old patient and I had been together for some 20 years —
Patrice (Patti) Moore Consultant/Recruiter/Executive Coach/Speaker in Hospice, Is hospice a commodity? Is it a payment system for the dying? Is it only for the final days of life? Is it only about giving morphine until a patient
Many hospice and palliative care organizations have a Facebook page and these pages have varying amounts of likes. But how do you lift your page up among the sea of content Facebook users see in their feed every day? Or better yet, engage the community that liked your page to become advocates for
by Barbara Karnes, R.N. Barbara, There is much in today’s media about the negative aspects of hospice care. Is not-for-profit better than for-profit? What about quality of care issues? It is very sad to see hospices turned more and more into corporate business models with less and less