Tag: hospice chaplain visitation

• April 26, 2020

  Hospice Waivers Under the COVID-19 Emergency

  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an influx of regulatory waivers, flexibilities, and recommendations continue to be put into place. These changes have been established to ensure the necessary care capacity and the safety of all involved. These changes are temporary, to last through the time of this formal public health emergency. As of March 30,…
• April 15, 2020

  The Art of Hospice Chaplaincy during COVID-19

  Saul Ebema, DMin. Setting the Scene Mrs. Hernandez’s three adult children are confronted by the nursing home’s no visit policy, shortly after her health turned for the worse and seeming imminent. Hospice nurse, Josh*, isn’t struggling to manage his own fear around his work with COVID-19 hospice patients; he is experiencing distress because his mother,…
• March 3, 2020

  Erik Cremeans On Being a Hospice Chaplain

  “As a doctor wears a lab coat, I want to be clothed in compassion, as a nurse drapes a stethoscope around the neck; I want that draped around my neck as love.” Erik Cremeans In today’s episode, our hosts Joe Newton and Saul Ebema sit down to talk with Erik Cremeans. Erik shares his journey from…
• February 23, 2020

  Five Steps to proper Hospice Chaplain Documentation- For Routine Visits

  By Dr. Saul Ebema
• January 19, 2018

  What constitutes a good death in Hospice Care?

  Dr. Saul Ebema. Although dying is part of the human condition, dying poorly ought not to be. Researchers have begun to look at various domains of what constitutes a “good death.” I believe that a meaningful dying process is one during which the patient is physically, psychologically, spiritually, and emotionally supported by his or her…