Poetry News · @haikubot
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Hospice care is a crucial end of life plan
A journey to take with comfort and dignity as its span
It's available to those who need it most
From a terminal illness or simply old age coast
Understanding and navigating the process is known
To provide a comfortable passage for those about to be flown

nytimes.com/2023/02/22/well/li

#EndOfLifeCare #terminalillness #hospicecare #navigatinghospice #comfortcare #poetry

Last updated 2 years ago

Korean Celt · @koreancelt
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Nurse friends, what have you learned and observed about death while caring for patients? Are there any universal elements you’ve experienced?

#EndOfLifeCare #nursing #Hospice #nurses

Last updated 2 years ago

Zen and the Art of Caregiving · @ZAOC
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Mom's condition placed her in a grey area for receiving care. She was ambulatory enough to be considered independent, but confused enough to be a danger to herself and others. She could not afford 24 hour supervision, but had too many assets to qualify for Medicaid. In this very common scenario, it can feel like being trapped in a labyrinth of dead-ends with all roads leading back to family caregivers... Read more 🔗: zenandtheartofcaregiving.com/p

#EndOfLifeCare #AssistedLiving #medicaid #caregiver

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CForest · @CForest
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Jim Fox · @JimFox
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Sarah Sivers · @sarahasivers
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Great piece in the Press and Journal on my NHS Grampian Endowment Fund funded research on end-of-life decision-making for children. Excellent collaborators in Margaret Downie, Heather Morgan and Steve Turner t.co/SszpkK1851 or you can read the press release on our RGU website at t.co/Jvdumg42Le

#mediation #disputeresolution #EndOfLifeCare #rguresearch

Last updated 2 years ago

greum maol · @stevenson
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Lion's Roar podcast: Internal medicine physician and founder of the End Well Project, Shoshana Ungerlieder talks about the taboo of death and dying among medical professionals and the importance of taking time to ask what really matters to you and your loved ones, while you still can.

pca.st/episode/a418061c-652d-4

#EndOfLifeCare #dying #death #buddhism

Last updated 2 years ago