Hospice of Hope’s
Expansion into Long Term Care
By Kavin Cartmell
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If a patient decides to forgo eating and drinking in order to hasten death, how should a hospice
respond? The NHPCO Ethics Advisory Council offers a case study and questions in the spirit of
fostering robust discussion on this difficult issue — with the ultimate goal of helping hospices
become better prepared should such a situation arise.
In her new book, One Foot Forward, photographer and author, Judith Fox, shares the poignant
stories and portraits of 20 widowed women and men who’ve grieved, accepted, and persevered
in the face of losing a loved one. In this heartwarming interview, she shares her very personal
reasons for choosing this topic as the subject of her second book.
Much of what we’ve learned over the past year can help us address the new quality reporting
requirements that become effective in CY2014. In this article, the NCHPP QAPI Steering
Committee shares direct feedback from their experiences to help inform our future work.
2013 Circle of Life Honorees
New Report on the
Achievements of WHV Partners
Free Resources for Pain
Awareness Month
A Message From Don
Member News
Compliance Tip
Videos Worth Watching
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NewsLine - September 2013