by aht | Mar 5, 2020 | Patient Care
In a NY Times opinion piece last month, Dr. VJ Periyakoil, a nationally recognized leader in geriatrics and palliative care at Stanford University Medical School, unveiled a new campaign to encourage patients to take a more active role in end of life care. Her team at...
by aht | Feb 19, 2020 | Hospice Administration, Hospice Nursing, Industry News
Call For Hospice Expertise After-hours care can be one of the most challenging aspects of hospice administration—but few studies focus exclusively on the industry’s weekend and evening care standards. Without this critical data, it can be difficult for hospice...
by aht | Feb 13, 2020 | Hospice Administration, Hospice Nursing, Industry News, Patient Care
In our last post, you learned how to recognize symptoms of nursing burnout. Today we will present tips on how to fight burnout. According to the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association, the hospice care field is facing a critical shortage of palliative care...
by aht | Feb 6, 2020 | Hospice Administration, Hospice Nursing, Industry News
Hospice administrators and nursing managers are likely familiar with how difficult it is to keep after-hour hospice care nurses motivated and engaged in the important work of providing quality end-of-life care and emotional support to patients, families, and...
by aht | Jan 13, 2020 | Hospice Administration, Industry News, Patient Care
The doctor-patient relationship is often considered a critical element in the healing process for patients with serious health conditions. But how does this bond change when it’s decided recovery is not an option? And how can doctors, patients, and their families best...
