The compelling, personal reason a corporate lawyer became a hospice social worker Her mom lost a long, grueling battle with cancer, her marriage was falling apart and she didn't love her job. That ...

Julianna Katerberg, a social worker with Hospice of Michigan’s Grand Rapids team, talks about her experience in end-of-life care and the importance of this presence in the patient's life.

PORTLAND, Ore. — As a hospice social worker of 42 years, Maggie Alberton knows that dignity is especially important to her patients. "Dignity is like a medicine," she says. "If they can honor a ...

What Foods Do Dying People Want Most? Hospice and palliative care experts say that the end of life can bring a craving for comfort foods.

(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… ...

How Hospice Can Help Your hospice care team may include your doctor, a hospice nurse, social worker, home health aide, volunteers, and others.

A hospice in Leicestershire is to cut patient services in a bid to bridge a £2m income shortfall. LOROS Hospice said it would ...

Signature Hospice responded for interviews. As a social worker for Signature Hospice, an at-home health care company,Peacock-Biggs’s workday could look like helping a patient write goodbye letters for ...

(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 relates ...

Providence workers are set to begin a two-day strike July 2 at Hospice of Petaluma (Calif.) and Memorial Hospice in Santa Rosa, Calif. The action marks their first-ever strike and comes amid ongoing ...

Compiled from conversations with medical directors, nurses, social workers, volunteers and more across different agencies, here are 10 things to know about hospice care.

What Foods Do Dying People Want Most? Hospice and palliative care experts say that the end of life can bring a craving for comfort foods.