Hospice Management Advisor articles from March 2006

Hospice Management Advisor archives from March 2006

Improve hospice staff skills on being compassionate presence for patients.
March 1, 2006... Improve hospice staff skills on being compassionate presence for patients Ohio experts create training curriculum Hospice nursing work is different from the typical health care experience, but how often has it become rote and driven by...

Extensive program for increasing minority access to care.
March 1, 2006... Special Report: Improving Diversity in Hospice Care Extensive program for increasing minority access to care Outreach committees are key to program [Editor's note: In this issue of Hospice Management Advisor, there is the second...

Hospices can do more to improve access to diverse communities.
March 1, 2006... Hospices can do more to improve access to diverse communities King's death highlights problem The controversy surrounding Coretta Scott King's recent death at a Mexican alternative care clinic known for promoting unorthodox cancer...

Loss of vision does not mean loss of independence.
March 1, 2006... Loss of vision does not mean loss of independence Medical care, adaptive aides can help Home health nurses see it all of the time-patients don't want to lose their independence so they don't tell anyone if they experience changes in...

Caregivers benefit from education and support.
March 1, 2006... Caregivers benefit from education and support Sessions with hospice nurses improve coping skills For many patients dying of cancer, home is where they want to spend the last weeks of their lives. Their caregivers-often spouses, life...