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What We Do
- Overview
- Home Care
- Hospital Care
- Nursing Home Care
- Assisted Living Facilities
- Grief Support
- Support Groups
- End-of-life Education
We want everyone to understand end-of-life issues.
Education for the public and professionals.
Public education
Would your group like to learn more about our Hospice? We present to churches, service clubs, community organizations, schools, or any interested group. Topics include:
- Overview of Hospice care
- How to help a friend who is grieving
- Understanding grief and loss
- Helping children and teens cope with grief and loss
- Dealing with the holidays and special events when grieving
- Grief in the workplace
- Expressing our grief through creative methods
- Anticipatory grief
- Sudden vs. anticipated loss
Presentations can be adapted to any size group and any time frame. There may be a charge for some presentations.
Professional education for facility staff
In all our contracted facilities, Hospice encourages staff to take advantage of our educational offerings on end-of-life care. Review the topics below and contact us to set up an in-service for your facility or view our upcoming webinars.
Management of Pain
Outline the management of pain through both pharmacological and non-pharmacological palliative interventions
What Does "Hospice Appropriate" Look Like?
Cover the assessment process needed to recognize Hospice appropriate residents and the Medicare/Medicaid Hospice Benefit
Life's Journey: Nearing the End
Outlines what to expect in the final months of life and how the LTC facility and Hospice can collaborate to support residents and families through this time
Bereavement Topics
Topics include: Compassion Fatigue, Anticipatory Grief, Grief in the Workplace, Professional Care Giver Grief, Healthy Boundaries and How to Help Someone Who Is Grieving. Other topics may be available as well as CEUs for social workers.
Hospice of the Red River Valley has bereavement specialists who can provide a variety of other educational presentations for your staff. Please contact us to arrange a presentation.
Learn about resources available.
