Hospice Austin is one of many local hospice organizations across the country offering special programs for children and young people in grief. In past years, I have had the privilege of being a volunteer and counselor for Camp Brave Heart, and I highly recommend these types of programs. Following times of grief, children and young [...]
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Camp Brave Heart/Hospice Austin
Posted in Featured, tagged Austin, camps, hospice on May 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
New Alliance Launched To Address Urgent Palliative Care Needs
Posted in end-of-life care, Featured, hospice, NHPCO, Palliative Care, WPCA, tagged hospice, Palliative Care, WPCA on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just recently the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA) launched a new global action network designed to focus exclusively on hospice and palliative care development worldwide. The full press announcement can be found here . More than 100 million people and their families worldwide need palliative care and support each year; however, it is estimated that [...]
Caring Connections
Posted in Cancer, end-of-life care, Featured, tagged hospice, hospice care on May 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a good site for finding out more information about hospice care and has very good resources in terms of educating users about different options.
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
Posted in Featured, Palliative Care, tagged hospice, Palliative Care on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A great resource for people interested in palliative care is the World Hospice and Palliative Care site. This year the annual day to recognize all that people are doing in hospice and palliative care is October 10, 2009. For more information go to this link.
Some definitions …
Posted in Definitions, Featured, Palliative Care, tagged end-of-life care, health care, hospice, NHPCO, Palliative Care on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In talking with people across the country about end-of-life care issues, oftentimes I am asked about definitions of some of the most widely-used terms in this arena of health care, including palliative care and hospice. ‘What’s the difference?’, people ask. Here’s a brief reflection: The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)(www.nhpco.org) defines palliative care as: [...]
Hospice Care Win
Posted in Featured, Palliative Care, tagged hospice, hospice funding on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The nation’s hospice community claimed a significant win last month after President Barack Obama signed a bill (H.R. 1 – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) into law that includes a one-year moratorium on cuts in Medicare funding for the more than 4,700 hospice programs nationwide. The action ensures that access to quality [...]
