David Zoffoli, who lost Stephen Fales, his husband of 20 years, in 2018, and Merrimack Valley Hospice Clinical Social Worker Kara Cheek are … See the full Hospice Social Worker article.
Category: Social Worker
Letter: Insurance benefit needed to pay for private caregivers
I am a social worker employed by a hospice agency and the biggest obstacle in providing care is trying to find caregivers so the patient can stay home … See the full Hospice Social Worker article.
WCU gains grant for improving advance care planning in Cherokee community
… Leadership Award recipient for palliative care, has prior experience as a hospice and palliative care social worker, said an integrated, whole person … See the full Hospice Social Worker article.
Department of Social Work gains grant for improving advance care planning in Cherokee community
… has prior experience as a hospice and palliative care social worker, said an integrated, whole person approach and the inclusion of family members … See the full Hospice Social Worker article.
UC Davis Hospice patient goes home to old Oklahoma farm ranch – one more time before forever
Shortly after meeting O’Ryan, hospice social worker Rebeckah Long learned that one of the most important things to him at the end of his life was to … See the full Hospice Social Worker article.
‘COVID Hit Us All So Hard’: Vt. Hospice Workers Say PTSD Will Last Years
CarrieRae Shamel is a medical social worker for BAYADA, a private home health care company. “I absolutely love my job,” she said of hospice work. See the full Hospice Social Worker article.
Making your healthcare decisions known
As a social worker for Hospice of the Panhandle, I help our patients complete advance directives so that we can honor their end-of-life medical wishes. See the full Hospice Social Worker article.
Social workers continue to serve as behind-the-scenes heroes during the pandemic
“Literally because Dr. Dodie Norton was a social worker, I ended up with … system [and] those in hospice or emergency situations in hospice,” Brunton said, … With the onset of COVID-19, School Social Worker for Talawanda Middle … See the…
Northwest Arkansas residents left with grief after covid deaths
… and that process takes time, said Karen Grumme-Rodriguez, bereavement counselor at Circle of Life Hospice and licensed certified social worker. See the full Hospice Social Worker article.
Ridley Middle School studets brings joy to ailing patients
“That most of our hospice families chose to include a social worker says a lot about the ways the understanding of hospice care has evolved,” said … See the full Hospice Social Worker article.