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What are the three signs that let caregivers know their special person is appropriate for hospice care?

Barbara Karnes, RN, award-winning end-of-life educator and hospice nurse, explains what hospice is and the support it provides to a person with a life-limiting diagnosis and their family in her...

From the importance of guiding families through fear, to the role of the clinician as an "invisible conductor," this episode is a profound reminder: end-of-life care is about people, not...

On this episode, Barbara discusses end of life care and supporting caregivers as well as the normal dying process.

This episode aims to open minds and demystify death, dying, and grief, encouraging listeners to prepare and embrace end-of-life conversations.

Today we discuss the importance of a team approach to care on hospice and the roles played by each member of the team...

Barbara calls her introduction to working with the dying “divine intervention” that occurred because of a random connection with a hospice worker...

Today we discuss how to prepare ourselves and our care partners including how to chose the right hospice, what happens with food and other physical and emotional issues at end...

We're all getting older, and as we age, we want to pursue vibrant, healthy lifestyles. So what does that look like? How do we navigate the financial, medical, social, and...

Most people run away from the topics of death and dying but Registered Nurse and family caregiver Barbara Karnes runs toward it. She’s a quoted expert in many national media...