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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Kacie Gikonyo’s Death Doula School https://hospiceexplained–deathdoulaschool.thrivecart.com/death-doula-school/

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Marie Betcher Marie Betcher BSN, RN

I am a Registered nurse with 37 years of experience. I spent 4 of those years working in Hospice.
I found out of all areas that I worked either in or out of the Hospital.

Hospice and the end of life needed the most education. I created my Podcast Hospice Explained based on that need for education.