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Hospice and Palliative Care

In this webinar Lorraine Spiotta, author of Key Solutions for Caregivers and Community Liaison for Hospice of New Jersey will discuss Hospice and Palliative Care. What they have in common and how they are different.

Hospice services have been around since 1967.  Palliative care started in the 1980s after the birth of the hospice movement. Today, hospice services are provided to ∼1.65 million patients per year, 66% of which are delivered in a patient’s residence and 26% in an inpatient hospice facility. 25% of deaths occur at home but more than 80% of Americans would prefer to die at home.

Lorraine will answer such questions as:
How does the care get paid?
Where does the care occur?
When does care occur?
Who does the caring?
Hospice Myth vs. Fact
What is communication like with Patients about Hospice/Palliative Care
What are Advance care plans?

Lorraine will also provide Examples/Scenarios

Listen to the Podcast

  • 1:48 – What is Palliative Care
  • 3:07 – Who requires Palliative Care
  • 4:32 – What is Hospice
  • 6:00 – Hospice Myth vs Fact
  • 7:30 – Hospice and Palliative Care
  • 8:22 – Advance Care Planning
  • 9:35 – Communicating with patients
  • 11:17 – Scenario
  • 14:27 – Questions
Lorraine Spiotta

Lorraine is a Community Liaison for Hospice of New Jersey. In addition, since 1997, Lorraine has worked to bring long term care insurance policies and a “peace of mind” to a diverse group of clients. Lorraine is the President and Founder of Senior Long-Term Care Insurance Brokerage, Inc. Lorraine has been widely recognized and acknowledged in New Jersey as one of the foremost spokespersons in the LTCI (Long Term Care Insurance) industry. In addition, Lorraine is the author of “Key Solutions For Caregivers,” a simplistic and realistic guide for caregivers.

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