Category Archives: hospice care

A Guidebook for Hospice Volunteers

Posted on July 8, 2012 by webmaven

This is a very well written and informative 140 page ebook that downloads as a pdf file. It was written by Francisca Stolzenbach and even though it takes a minute, it is well worth downloading. I rediscovered this on thehospicewebsite in the … Continue reading →

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The Golden Room

Posted on June 13, 2012 by webmaven

End of Life: Nursing Solutions for Death w Dignity This professional clinical guide presents nursing administrators and nurses in acute care agencies, nursing homes, hospice, and palliative care settings with detailed implementation strategies for accommodating dying persons and their loved … Continue reading →

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Mount Ida Summer Program

Posted on May 20, 2012 by webmaven

The Mount Ida program sets the standard in grief therapy and bereavement work education. It happens every summer in late July. It offers programs such as: Traumatic Grief, Supporting the Bereaved, Children’s Grief, Bereavement Support in a Group Setting, and … Continue reading →

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Coping with a Loved One’s Terminal Illness

Posted on May 8, 2012 by webmaven

A very thorough and well written article from Harvard Health publications. Coping with a Loved One’s Terminal Illness.

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New Survey about Caregiver Stress

Posted on April 30, 2012 by webmaven

Caregiving hurts health, costs sleep – UPI.com. The stresses of caregiving are real. How do you manage them?  By walking or exercising, practicing mindfulness on the details, BREATHING etc etc, all as outlined in Caregiver Revolution!

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Caregiver Revolution at the Tuscon Festival of Books!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by webmaven

Here’s our friend and Gateways Books and Tapes publisher Iven Lourie at the Tuscon festival last weekend. Photo by Kathleen Dreier – Esens Photography. Thanks guys!

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