Muhlenberg Job Corps Students learn about Hospice program
Don Duncan of the Muhlenberg County Hospice organization spoke with students enrolled in the health careers career technical training programs at Muhlenberg Job Corps on Jan. 28. Hospice provides support and care for those who are in the final phase of a life-limiting illness so they can live as fully and comfortably as possible. Hospice also supports families of dying patients through the grieving process. |
| Don Duncan of Hospice with CNA students. |
Duncan covered the following topics with the group: admission criteria; levels of care; a dying person’s bill of rights; home care and nursing home care; different stages of death and dying; grief education; and bereavement support. Duncan also shared information about a camp that Hospice sponsors every year for adults and children who have lost family members.
He also discussed employment opportunities and qualifications needed for individuals interested in working in Hospice care -- a Certified Nursing Assistant certificate with long-term or acute health care experience.
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