The ability to face disease starts with having a strong support system to hold your hand every step of the way.” ...

Abegail Els and Busi Ntondini, social workers for East Rand Palliative Care (ERCP). Compassion and care is at the heart of what East Rand Palliative Care (ERPC), formerly known as Hospice East ...

(Mass Appeal) – If you’ve ever had a loved one enter hospice care then you probably came across the social worker assigned to you and your family. But what is the role of that worker as it ...

Hospice social workers play a vital role in supporting families through some of life’s most difficult moments. They provide guidance, comfort, and care during serious illness and end-of-life decisions ...

National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union of registered nurses, announced its support for the Workplace Violence ...

Hospice care typically involves a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, each specializing in different aspects of end-of-life care. Death doulas generally work more independently, ...

He ended up with cancer, and it was a later stage when we found out about it, and that's when he came under the care of Empath Health Suncoast Hospice," Simmons said. Dig deeper Simmons is now the ...

March is Social Work Month, and we would like to share a perspective from one of our hospice social workers at Compassus. Our ...

Social workers undergo years of study, including an undergraduate program, advanced degree, a minimum two years of supervised experience and a licensing exam before they can administer care.