Friday, June 13, 2008
FYI
According to the American Hospice Foundation, 90% of people die from long-term illness and only 10% from sudden deaths.
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Left to Right: Margaret, David, Cindy, and Amy
The purpose of this blog is to increase empathy, compassion, and shame resilience around hospice. It is our goal to raise critical awareness by dispelling myths and providing education. Caregiver self-care techniques will also be addressed. We hope that you find the information beneficial.
***This blog originally began as a project for a Shame class as part of the Master's program at the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston. Even though class has finished, one of our group members, Cindy, will maintain the blog, so please feel free to comment. The comments and posts are no longer tied to the GCSW, but are her personal beliefs and values.
Links
Adult Protective Services
American Hospice Foundation
Beliefnet
Caring Connections
David Kessler - Leader in Hospice
Dr. Brené Brown's Blog
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation
GriefShare
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
Hospice Association of America
Hospice Directory
Hospice Foundation of America
Medicare Hospice Benefits
Silverado Hospice
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
TX Department of Aging and Disability
U.S. Department of State Health Services - DNR
TX Department of Aging and Disability
U.S. Living Will Registry
Hospice Net
Nick Snow
Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition
Children's Hospice International
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Full Circle of Care Caregivers
Table of Contents
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2008
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June
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- Buchwald Raised Hospice Awareness
- Hospice / Palliative Care: Lack of Awareness Conti...
- Hospice Facts and Statistics
- Houston area hospice providers
- Dying Person's Bill of Rights
- Ideas for writing
- FYI
- Myths and Realities (A.K.A. Demythifying Hospice)
- Advance Directives Q & A
- Hospice
- Lots to do.
- Hope to reassure others about how hospice can help
- up lifting email
- Great blog!, My family used a hospice company when...
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June
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Hospice History
The word "hospice" stems from the Latin word "hospitium" meaning guesthouse. It was originally used to describe a place of shelter for weary and sick travelers returning from religious pilgrimages. Today, hospice is not a place but a concept of care. During the 1960's, Dr. Cicely Saunders, a British physician began the modern hospice movement by establishing St. Christopher's Hospice near London. St. Christopher's organized a team approach to professional caregiving, and was the first program to use modern pain management techniques to compassionately care for the dying. The first hospice in the United States was established in New Haven, Connecticut in 1974.
"You matter because you are you. You matter to the last moment of your life, and we will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully, but to live until you die."
-Cicely Saunders
-Cicely Saunders
Choosing Hospice
Hospice Group
Left to Right: Margaret, David, Cindy, and Amy
About Us
Bibliography
1. Connor, S.R., Pyenson, B., Fitch, K., Spence, C., & Iwasaki, K. (2007). Comparing hospice and nonhospice patient survival among patients who die within a three-year window. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 33(3), 238-46.
2. Senior Guidance Directory 2008-2009
http://www.srguidance.org/
Available from your Walgreens pharmacist
3. Family Caregiver Alliance
http://www.caregiver.org/
4. San Diego Union-Tribune
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070130/news_1c30brody.html
5. Taylor, D.H. Jr., Osterman, J., Van Houtven, C.H., Tulsky, J.A., & Steinhauser, K. (2007). What length of hospice use maximizes reduction in medical expenditures near death in the US Medicare program?, Social Science and Medicine, 65(7), 1466-78.
2. Senior Guidance Directory 2008-2009
http://www.srguidance.org/
Available from your Walgreens pharmacist
3. Family Caregiver Alliance
http://www.caregiver.org/
4. San Diego Union-Tribune
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070130/news_1c30brody.html
5. Taylor, D.H. Jr., Osterman, J., Van Houtven, C.H., Tulsky, J.A., & Steinhauser, K. (2007). What length of hospice use maximizes reduction in medical expenditures near death in the US Medicare program?, Social Science and Medicine, 65(7), 1466-78.
Bookshelf
Dispel and Reality Check Myths
Education
Check out the links below:
Advance Directives
U.S. Living Will Registry
Out of Hospital Do Not Resiscitate Information
For further information, see blog posts titled "Advance Directives Q and A," " Hospice Facts and Statistics," "Children's Hospice," and "Perinatal Hospice,"
Advance Directives
U.S. Living Will Registry
Out of Hospital Do Not Resiscitate Information
For further information, see blog posts titled "Advance Directives Q and A," " Hospice Facts and Statistics," "Children's Hospice," and "Perinatal Hospice,"
Raising Critical Awareness
Self-Care for the Caregiver
Check out the links below:
YouTube video for caregivers
Caregiver Issues and Strategies
For more information, see blog post "Dying Person's Bill of Rights."
YouTube video for caregivers
Caregiver Issues and Strategies
For more information, see blog post "Dying Person's Bill of Rights."
Connection to the Community
For more information, view the blog post "Houston area hospice providers."
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