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Mar
23
Mar
COVID-19
Dear Healthcare Providers and Community Partners, We at Namaste Home Health and Hospice want to update you on our COVID-19 practices so that you have peace of mind as you continue to collaborate with us to provide life changing care. We know you share our concerns about this issue and want to assure you that…
20
Mar
Thank you to our Hospice Nurse
My Grandma was a strong-willed, independent and passionate human being. She loved her family unconditionally. At almost 99 years old she lived alone and cared for herself. I would pop in and check on her and she would reassure me of her independence and ability to care for herself. I remember looking at a blood…
A Father’s death, through his Daughter’s Eyes
Written By : Jackie Zinkgraf When you or a loved one is faced with a terminal illness it feels like the world is sinking beneath your feet. It seems like nothing is going right and no one is there to help. You feel a plethora of feelings surface, both emotionally and physically. Hospice is something…
These aren’t ‘just patients.’
Written by Trish Gwaltney My husband, who heard just this week of the death of two of his friends, said “I’m sad. Everyone I know is dying.” “Welcome to my world,” I told him. “Because that is my life on a daily basis.” “But they’re just your patients,” he said. “Your work. And besides. It’s different. You’re a hospice…
30
Dec
Announcing the Forget-Me-Not Project
Eight years ago today my Dad died on service with Namaste Hospice. Each moment that led to his last physical moment on this earth has directed my career path. Each day I get up and go to work to do a job that I am passionate about. A job where I can change people’s lives;…
22
Mar
A Hospice Nurses Journal : November 27th, 2017
Tonight I was called upon to do a “tuck in” visit for a new patient. An admission had been scheduled to take place in the early afternoon, but our patient had been at the hospital waiting on a late discharge, and as the hours crept by, and 5:00 came and went, the admission was put…
10 Facts about Hospice and Palliative Care
Hospice isn’t a place, nor is the care just about those who are dying. Hospice is a comprehensive kind of care that focuses on living — it’s about living as fully as possible, surrounded by family and friends, up until the end of life. Palliative care brings this special philosophy of care to people earlier in…
Hospice Care (CaringInfo.org)
Considered to be the model for quality, compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness or injury, hospice and palliative care involve a team-oriented approach to expert medical care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support expressly tailored to the person’s needs and wishes. Support is provided to the person’s loved ones as well. The…
Tips for Choosing a Quality Hospice (NHPCO)
Free Resource Helps Patients & Families Choose a Quality Hospice NHPCO Offers Guidance to Help People Make a Choice about a Hospice Provider (Alexandria, Va) — When a loved one is diagnosed with a serious or life-limiting illness, the questions facing an individual or a family can be overwhelming. The National Hospice and Palliative Care…