Hospice in Residential Care

3 Hours

Hospice contains several learning modules which cover a broad range of course objectives: from what hospice care is to hospice regulations and waiver information; from the components of a Medicare Certified Hospice Program to what services Medicare can cover; from Advanced Directives and POLST to stages of grief; from approaches concerning being with a dying person to signs of approaching death; and from bereavement to controlling pain through various methods.

This course includes:

• What is Hospice Care
• What is an Advanced Directive
• Hospice Bill of Rights
• Hospice Myths
• Hospice Regulations and Hospice Waiver Information
• Stages of Grief
• How to be With a Dying Person
• Signs of Approaching Death
• Pain Control for Hospice Patients