DESCRIPTION:
Find out how you can expand your hospice to accommodate "nontraditional" patients at the end of life.
You'll get tips on how to develop programs and services to meet the needs of underserved patients, including patients with dementia, patients who live alone, and African-American and Muslim patients. (22 pages).
The Table of Contents includes:
- Opening Doors for People Who Live Alone, p. 1
- Funds Supplement Hospice's Live Alone Program, p. 2
- Hospice Uses Telephone To Help Patients Without Primary Caregivers, p. 3
- How To Reach Out to Underserved Minority Communities, p. 3
- Barriers That May Prevent African-Americans From Entering Hospice, p. 4
- How To Increase the Number of African-American Patients Referred to Hospice, p. 7
- Hospice Opens Dual Diagnosis Program at Hospital, p. 9
- How To Care for Muslim Patients, p. 9
- The Use of Hospice for Non-Cancer Patients, p. 11
- Appropriateness of Hospice for Dementia Patients, p. 13
- How To Train Your Hospice Staff To Work With End-Stage Alzheimer's Patients, p. 16
- Dementia Patients Require In-Depth Referral Screening, p. 18
- Sources, p. 22
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