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Saturday, January 26, 2008

Nurses and Nurse Assistants (CNA’s): Stress in Nursing Homes

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Who knows stress better than the people who carry it around everyday? These research results came directly from nurses and nurse assistants...
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Sunday, January 20, 2008

Hospice Team: Jewish Funeral Practices (Video 4:15 mins.)

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Being aware of various cultural and religious traditions in our diverse society is especially important for hospice workers because we are o...
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Monday, January 14, 2008

“The Bucket List” Movie: A Hospice Nursing Home Volunteer’s Review (Video Trailer 2:28 mins.)

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All these years, we’ve joked about “kicking the bucket,” and now we learn there’s a list inside the bucket. “The Bucket List” is a movie sta...
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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Therapy Dogs and Cats Improve Human Health (Video 2:37 mins.)

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A few years ago, my elderly friend and her dog were in a serious car accident. The experience was very traumatic for her and the dog. Becau...
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Nursing Homes and Hospice Organizations, How Can Students Serve You?

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Note: Winner of the National Service-Learning Partnership Trailblazer Award, Frances Shani Parker, a national consultant and former schoolw...
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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Latinos, African Americans, and Alzheimer’s Disease (Audio 5:55 mins.)

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According to a study reported in “Neurology®,” Latinos and African Americans with Alzheimer's disease live longer than Caucasians who...
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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Culture Change: Transformation of Four Nursing Homes (Video: 5:16 mins.)

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The following includes an excerpt from my book, "Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes.” Baby Boomer Haven ...
Thursday, December 20, 2007

Hospice and Palliative Care Reflections: Quality of Life for Elderly, Ill Dogs (Video 3:49 mins.)

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Today’s post may seem different from my usual ones. There’s no link to scientific data or a story about humans receiving hospice or palliati...
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Friday, December 14, 2007

Hospice Art Therapy (Audio 5:59 mins.)

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Julia Balzer Riley is a holistic nurse and artist from Florida who helps hospice patients through art therapy. She visits them wherever they...
Monday, December 10, 2007

Hospice and Nursing Home Poem: Inside Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease

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This post includes the poem “Pieces of Our Minds” from my book "Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes.” Eac...
Friday, November 30, 2007

Conversation with Dr. Ira Byock on End-of-Life Care (Video 7:19 mins.)

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Dr. Ira Byock is Director of Palliative Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and a major advocate for improving end-of-life care. Pa...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Nursing Home Residents’ Vision and Quality of Life

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Imagine that life is a blur with moving shadows of people wearing fading faces. What if you have to give up reading newspapers and watching ...
Saturday, November 10, 2007

Hospice and Palliative Care: Puppets, Depression, and Dementia (Video 3:20 mins.)

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Although various forms of therapy are used to help terminally ill patients who are depressed or who have dementia, I was not familiar with p...
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Friday, November 2, 2007

Hospice Volunteer Vigils: Final Days and Hours

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This post is dedicated to Marcelyn Ann Stoddard, a hospice patient I never met. She died this week on October 29, 2007. Marcie had struggle...
Thursday, October 25, 2007

Nursing Home Culture Change: Residents with Dementia (Video 4:06 mins.)

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With all my experience as a hospice volunteer in nursing homes, I still have to be consciously aware of how I respond to patients living wit...
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

You’re Invited to a Nursing Home Wedding and Reception (Video 4:18 mins.)

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One day, 75-year-old Virginia Hailey and 87-year-old Frank Foskett decided it was time to tie the knot at the Life Care Center of Plymouth ...
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Hospice Volunteer Story: Meeting My New Patient

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Pointing her out to me, the nurse aide said, "That's Henrietta sitting by herself at the table." I followed her finger to a c...
Friday, September 28, 2007

Hospice and Nursing Homes Interview (Podcast) with Frances Shani Parker, Author of “Becoming Dead Right”

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With the publication of my book, “Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes,” I understand now why other authors refer...
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Caregiver Stress Solutions (Video 1:40 mins.)

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Caregiving and stress hug too much. While many caregivers welcome the opportunity to give of themselves to their loved ones, they still find...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Advance Directives Written and Sung ("My Advance Directive" Song 4:35 mins.)

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Advance directives are important legal documents that guide medical professionals in how to treat patients in such situations as resuscitati...
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Monday, September 10, 2007

Nursing Home Poem on Lonely Residents (Video 1:54 mins.)

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This post includes the poem “Missing” from my book, Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes .  As a hospice volun...
Saturday, September 1, 2007

Detroit Hospice Volunteer Book Review By Dr. Naomi Long Madgett: Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes

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Book Reviewer: Dr. Naomi Long Madgett - Teacher, Editor, Publisher, and Poet Laureate of Detroit, MI Book: Becoming Dead Right:...