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    What Does it REALLY Mean to be on Hospice?
    liliethstearns5
    • Jun 7
    • 6 min

    What Does it REALLY Mean to be on Hospice?

    Many families and patients utilizing hospice services voice the same response to care, “I wish we had called sooner.” A lack of awareness...
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    A Brief Description of Hospice Medications
    liliethstearns5
    • May 21
    • 8 min

    A Brief Description of Hospice Medications

    Anticipating what symptoms a patient is likely to experience as they approach the end of their life is sometimes difficult, but immediate...
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    The Benefits of Volunteering
    liliethstearns5
    • May 18
    • 7 min

    The Benefits of Volunteering

    People often become hospice volunteers because they are moved by the compassionate care their loved ones received and they want to give...
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    Getting to Know You
    liliethstearns5
    • May 11
    • 4 min

    Getting to Know You

    Hummingbird Hospice is filled with caring clinical staff. During National Nurses Week, we would like to highlight a few of our amazing...
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    Celebrating Grandmothers on Mother's Day
    liliethstearns5
    • May 8
    • 6 min

    Celebrating Grandmothers on Mother's Day

    Mother’s Day brings to mind brunches and flowers, children and families coming together to celebrate the strong, loving and supportive...
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    The Hospice Nurse
    liliethstearns5
    • May 6
    • 2 min

    The Hospice Nurse

    National Nurses Week, May 6-12, recognizes the enormous contributions and positive impact of America’s four million registered nurses,...
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    Medicare Delays Trial Of Letting Hospice Patients Continue Dialysis
    liliethstearns5
    • Apr 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Medicare Delays Trial Of Letting Hospice Patients Continue Dialysis

    Medicare Delays Trial Of Letting Hospice Patients Continue Dialysis A strange, long-standing Medicare policy forces patients with kidney...
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    When Doctors Recommend Hospice But Family Is Not Ready
    liliethstearns5
    • Apr 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    When Doctors Recommend Hospice But Family Is Not Ready

    When a person has a disease in an advanced state, the life expectancy is less than six months, and all worthwhile cures have already been...
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    COPD Patients: Doctors Call for Earlier Hospice Referrals
    liliethstearns5
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    COPD Patients: Doctors Call for Earlier Hospice Referrals

    By: Wilma Peterson, RN According to the American Lung Association, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third leading...
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    Hospice Eligibility Checklist for Emergency Department Staff
    liliethstearns5
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Hospice Eligibility Checklist for Emergency Department Staff

    By Joelle Y. Jean, FNP Due to its busy nature, providers in the Emergency Room (ER) may not immediately identify patients for hospice...
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    Effective hygiene habits for the whole family
    liliethstearns5
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Effective hygiene habits for the whole family

    To create and manage your own content, open the Blog Manager by hovering over your blog feed and clicking Manage. Here you can create,...
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    5 milestones in public healthcare that have changed our lives
    liliethstearns5
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    5 milestones in public healthcare that have changed our lives

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    Why you should invest in these medical startups today
    liliethstearns5
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Why you should invest in these medical startups today

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