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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) of Children and Adults (Video 2:23 mins.)

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Wow! I saw a light! With a focus on hospice, nursing homes, and seniors, I don’t get to post a child’s picture on this blog often. But toda...
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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Green House Living: Not Your Traditional Nursing Home (Video 4:25 mins.)

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A Green House is an example of culture change in long-term care living. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides grant funding for the G...
Sunday, April 11, 2010

Hospice, Nursing Home, and Terminal Illness Myths

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Hospice and Nursing Home Myths by Frances Shani Parker, Author “Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes” ...
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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Depression, Suicide in the Elderly (Video 2:52 mins.)

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Discussions about suicide usually don’t focus on the elderly, even though their rates of suicide are proportionately high. Depress...
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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Hospice-Palliative Care Volunteers: Why Families Like Them (Research, Video)

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You’re a hospice-palliative care volunteer. You were drawn to serve patients and their families during  journeys of terminal illness. You d...
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Cremation Process and Storage of Cremains (Video 2:32)

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We’re all going to die. That is a fact. Everyone should make plans regarding disposal of their bodies after death. Instead of being bu...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Massage for Caregivers of Terminally Ill Patients (Research, Video 3:35 mins.)

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Many say that what caregivers need most is caregiving. Relatives caring for the terminally ill at home are particularly in need of suppor...
Sunday, March 7, 2010

Young Nursing Home Residents: Person-Centered Culture Change Must Include Them

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As quiet as it’s kept, young residents are often found in nursing homes. They are a growing population that many overlook when they think of...
Sunday, February 28, 2010

Hospice Elders Need Control Opportunities During Dying Process

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Control, we all crave it on some level. When it’s not there when we want it, our spirits feel stifled. Even toddlers will assert themselves...
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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Homophobia in Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care, Assisted Living, and Home Care (LGBT Video 4:01 mins.)

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Life can be horrendous living in a community where you are excluded and harassed. This is the experience of many elderly lesbian, gay, bis...
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Monday, February 15, 2010

Prison Inmate Hospice Volunteers: Iowa State Penitentiary

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People are more than the worst things they ever did. Each year, more than 3,000 men and women die in prisons. It is estimated that...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Friendship, Marriage, Dementia: A Love Story (Video 4:41 mins.)

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A great love story should be shared. This true story started 87 years ago, but its significance reigns eternal. George and Adriana Cuev...
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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Elderspeak in Nursing Homes: Sweetie, Can We Talk?

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Elderspeak is a form of baby talk that most adults would not ordinarily use in conversations with other adults. As a hospice volunt...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Hospice Team Meetings and Caregivers (Video 2:25 mins.)

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Many traditional hospice team meetings do not include caregivers. Much discussion has been generated regarding whether this practice is b...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Mental Health Services in Nursing Homes after Disasters

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Earthquakes like the recent one in Haiti and hurricanes like Katrina remind us of the devastating effects of environmental disasters. Livin...
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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Palliative and Hospice Care for Latinos

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By the year 2050, Latinos, who currently make up 15 % of America’s population, will account for 30 % of the population.  Latinos are a dive...