Hospice Services in Long-Term Care

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-HSLTC

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027

Learning Objectives:
Analyze the long-term care facility and hospice models of care.
Recall three ways long-term care facilities and hospices should work together and regulatory requirements to coordinate care.

Outline:
Section 1: Long-Term Care and Hospice

Hospice Services

Long-Term Care Facilities

Approaches to Serious Illness Care

Support for Hospice

Hospice Misconceptions and Barriers

The Medicare Hospice Benefit

Hospice Levels of Care

Hospice Interdisciplinary Services

Review

Key Takeaways

Section 2: Integrating Hospice Care

Coordinating Care

The Plan of Care

Care in the Last Days of Life

The Dying Process

Bereavement Services

Review

Key Takeaways

Section 3: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resource

References

Subject Matter Expert: Susan Heinzerling, BSN, RN, CHPN

Susan Heinzerling earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a Master of Life Sciences in physiology from North Carolina State University. She became a doctoral candidate in immunology at the University of South Alabama. Her research experiences in the biomedical sciences led to an interest in evidence-based practices. Ms. Heinzerling began her nursing career as a medical/surgical nurse. Patients in acute care with multiple chronic conditions and repeated hospitalizations inspired her practice of hospice nursing. She has worked as a hospice admissions nurse and a hospice RN case manager in both a large urban setting and a rural community.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Administrators; Nurses; Social Workers; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.