(Mass Appeal) – If you’ve ever had a loved one enter hospice care then you probably came across the social worker assigned to you and your family. But what is the role of that worker as it ...

It may be time to consider hospice care if one or more of these are true. You: Family care. A nurse or social worker will keep your family members in the loop about your cancer and the next steps ...

That's when her mom's hospice social worker made a suggestion. It was the kind way that the young nurse looked at her dying mother. The way the nurse sat and talked with her. The way the nurse ...

To some, at first glance, working in a hospice might seem a gloomy place to practise social work. However, Wendy Ashton, joint education lead at the Association of Palliative Care Social Workers ...

Sandra B. Fink, a retired licensed clinical social worker who worked in hospice services, maintained a private psychotherapy practice and taught at several local universities, died of cancer ...

Shown from left are: Sister Ruth Neely, MSN, CRNP, The Wright Center for Community Health Ryan White HIV Clinic, Rabbi Daniel J. Swartz, Spiritual Leader, Temple Hesed, Diane Baldi, CEO, Hospice ...

Michael Kachadoorian, Executive Director, and Mark Cronin, Medical Social Worker of Hospice of Western and Central Massachusetts, are here to explain. Mass Appeal Understanding the role of a ...