Amanda Dodson : Social Worker Appreciation
Social work for me was an obvious path due to my love for people and relationships. Along the way, I fell in love with medical social work and specifically, end of life conversations with patients and their families. I eventually transitioned to hospice social work once I experienced the beautiful vulnerability and innate strength of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
Specialized Care Team : COPD
Our mission is to provide the gold standard of Home Health patient-centered care – while providing evidence-based best practices for our patients and referral sources, in an effort to produce optimum outcomes, reduce costs, and prevent hospital readmissions. We are able to achieve this through; advanced practitioner clinical training specific to a Specialized Care Team, […]
Specialized Care Team : Stroke
Our mission is to provide the gold standard of Home Health patient-centered care – while providing evidence-based best practices for our patients and referral sources, in an effort to produce optimum outcomes, reduce costs, and prevent hospital readmissions. We are able to achieve this through; advanced practitioner clinical training specific to a Specialized Care Team, […]
Specialized Care Team : Fall Prevention – And Fall Risk Reduction
Our mission is to provide the gold standard of Home Health patient-centered care – while providing evidence-based best practices for our patients and referral sources, in an effort to produce optimum outcomes, reduce costs, and prevent hospital readmissions. We are able to achieve this through; advanced practitioner clinical training specific to a Specialized Care Team, […]
