NewsLine - October 2012 - (Page 42)

Member News and Notes Hospice Care of South Carolina Named 2012 Employer of the Year Hospice Care of South Carolina is the first organization in its state to receive the Employer of the Year Award from the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses (NBCHPN). The NBCHPN award recognizes dedication from an employer which has provided outstanding support to the certification programs for hospice and palliative providers. Each year, one exemplary organization from thousands across the nation is selected, based on certification levels, support for certification and continuing education. Co-founders of Hospice Care of South Carolina, Todd Picou (left) and David Niday (right), with chief nursing officer, Diane Parker. Hospice Southeastern Connecticut Hosts Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman visited Hospice Southeastern Connecticut (Hospice SC) in September to learn about the options for patients and families provided by the revised state hospice residence regulations. Wyman heard firsthand how the new leadership and staff. regulations will expand the choices that patients and families are given when hospice care in the home is not possible. The visit also included a presentation about all of Hospice SC’s services, as well as its plans to build a hospice residence in Norwich. The presentation was followed by a tour of the organization’s administrative office and bereavement center. Lt. Gov. Wyman (center, in pink jacket) with Hospice SC’s Remembering Hospice Activist Jean Bergaust Jean C. Bergaust, an activist in the hospice movement who also worked on behalf of the elderly in Republican presidential campaigns, died of congestive heart failure on August 30 at the age of 82. From 1993 to 1996, Mrs. Bergaust was executive director of what is now the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, a group that works to establish hospice care in developing countries. In the 1980 Reagan-Bush presidential run, Mrs. Bergaust oversaw the office to recruit seniors to the campaign and answer questions affecting seniors. She was special assistant to the director of the 1981 White House Conference on Aging. Later in the Reagan presidency, she was a Paris-based U.S. political adviser to UNESCO and special assistant to the director of the Office of Community Services at the White House. She also served as an advisor on issues affecting the elderly in the McCain-Palin presidential campaign of 2008. 42 NewsLine

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NewsLine - October 2012

How to Lose a Million Dollars
A Message From Don
11 Strategies to Sustain a PC Program
2012 VLVC: An Example of Things to Come
The New Outreach Ads are Here!
The Voice of NCHPP
Teaching Tips to Improve Retention
Free RAE Section Activities
2012 Circle of Life Honorees
How the Fiscal Cliff Will Affect Hospice
World Day 2013: Plan Ahead
Simione: Solving Your Hospice Challenges (display ad)
Member News and Notes
When Life Gets Serious: Glatfelter (display ad)
NHPCO’s Affinity Program (display ad)
Compliance Tip
CTC 2012 (display ad)
Videos Worth Watching
News From NHF

NewsLine - October 2012