http://hospicejacksonville.com Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:58:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On September 16th, Senator Max Baucus of the Senate Finance Committee proposed a health care reform plan. Some regarded the plan as a starting point and pointed out that it had several shortcomings. Some of these shortcomings would negatively impact the availability and effectiveness of palliative and hospice care. The ... http://hospicejacksonville.com/?p=74 The University of Virginia School of Nursing will use data collected from a Florida hospice, St. Augustine's Haven Hospice, in a study on patient satisfaction. Findings from the study will support research done on hospice care in general as well as the services provided by the Haven facility. The study ... http://hospicejacksonville.com/?p=70 Senator Max Baucus of the Senate Finance Committee introduced a health care reform plan yesterday that will have a significant impact on the availability of hospice services and end of life care. Baucus's plan attempts to bridge the gap between Democratic support and Republican refusal of health care reform. To ... http://hospicejacksonville.com/?p=67 As we age, caring for elderly and aging parents and family members becomes a greater concern. This is true of any culture, society, and generation. However, it is an especially relevant issue at the moment in this country, because the Baby Boom generation has begun to reach old age. Unfortunately, ... http://hospicejacksonville.com/?p=64 It has been said that charity begins at home, and a local group has demonstrated that statement in action. A social and philanthropic association called Parrot Heads in Natural Settings, Inc. (PHINS) has made a generous donation to a Jacksonville hospice. PHINS is a Northeast Florida group that generously contributes ... http://hospicejacksonville.com/?p=62 Volunteers from St. Johns County have worked with a hospice to improve the life of a local boy living with a life threatening condition. Helping Hands, a women's volunteer community service organization, made over the bedroom and closet of 11-year-old Alex Fast. Working with local sponsors, Helping Hands received donations ... http://hospicejacksonville.com/?p=57 Currently, health care reform is at the forefront of political discussion, and no topic has caused more debate than end of life care. A section of the health care reform bill currently in front of Congress would allow Medicare to reimburse doctors for their time spent discussing end of life ... http://hospicejacksonville.com/?p=32 As our country debates the future of health care, end of life care is becoming a hot topic. Reaching a resolution on issues such as health care is a difficult endeavor. One thing we can all agree upon, though, is that we want our loved ones to be comfortable and ... http://hospicejacksonville.com/?p=36 Some opponents of the health care reform bill currently in front of Congress have made false and damaging claims about the potential implications of such a bill. They allege that such a bill will necessitate the creation of “death panels” and that the country is secretly plotting to kill off ... http://hospicejacksonville.com/?p=29 When people discuss hospice care, they often focus on certain aspects or espouse misconceptions about the service. Such misconceptions include the idea that hospice services are only for the elderly and those who have given up on life. Many mistakenly believe that the terminally ill receive hospice care only to ... http://hospicejacksonville.com/?p=34