Hospice Management Advisor Archives – July 1, 2006
July 1, 2006
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Hospices develop a variety of programs to recruit and retain long-term volunteers
Recruiting and retaining volunteers is likely to become a more challenging task as current societal trends continue, including the increasing time crunch many families experience. -
Hospice creates volunteer ambassador to spread good news about hospice care
A regional hospice's community educators were challenged to cover 35 counties across two states, making it difficult to get the word out about hospice to health care providers and the community. -
Hospice opened center to provide community with end of life planning
Hospices sometimes find it challenging to meet a community's needs in end of life planning and bereavement services, since these are only a small part of the services a hospice provides. -
Can surrogates really know patients' wishes?
Making end-of-life decisions for incapacitated patients most often falls to surrogates chosen by the patients, or to next of kin. -
DM program helps AIDS patients
An intensive one-on-one case management program helps people with AIDS stay adherent to their medication regime, avoid hospitalizations and emergency department visits, and learn to self-manage their disease.