Jul 14, 2024
Understanding Hospice Care: Insights from Nurse Peter Abraham
In this episode of Hospice Explained, host Marie Betcher, RN,
interviews Nurse Peter Abraham. Peter shares his extensive
experience in cardiac telemetry, skilled nursing, and rural home
hospice care. They discuss the significance of early hospice
enrollment, the challenges of caring for dementia and Parkinson's
patients, and the impactful personal stories from Peter's career.
Special focus is given to the educational resources available on
Peter's website, Compassion Crossing, which aims to support
families, caregivers, and new hospice nurses. Peter emphasizes the
importance of compassion and understanding in hospice care and
reflects on how his faith informs his practice.
00:00 Introduction to Hospice Explained
00:36 Meet Nurse Peter Abraham
02:22 Peter's Journey into Nursing
04:39 Challenges and Advocacy in Hospice Care
06:52 Educational Resources and Compassion
Crossing
12:05 Dementia and Hospice Care
24:55 Parkinson's Disease in Hospice
27:32 Impactful Stories from Hospice
38:13 The Importance of Early Hospice Care
41:28 Final Thoughts and Farewell
https://compassioncrossing.info/
Finding a
Hospice Agency
1. You can
use Medicare.gov to help
find a hospice agency,
2. choose Find
provider
3. Choose
Hospice
4. then add
your zip code
This should be
a list of Hospice Agencies local to you or your loved
one.
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