Ep. 468 Supporting Family Caregivers: Notes from the Field with Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

End-of-Life University

Learn some tips and tools for offering support to family caregivers tending a loved one on hospice.

My return guest Gabby Jimenez is a hospice nurse, end-of-life doula, death and dying educator, author and blogger. She is the author/co-author of numerous books, including Dignity Day and The Doula Tool Kit and the host of The Hospice Heart community on Facebook. In today’s conversation she shares her thoughts about how to support family caregivers through some of the overwhelming issues they face while caring for a loved one. We address our concerns for the well-being of family caregivers and offer some tips for improving their experience with hospice and easing their subsequent grief after death occurs. Learn more at her website:

thehospiceheart.net

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This episode includes:

• Major issues for family caregivers tending a loved one on hospice care
• How lack of training for caregivers leads to fears of not doing the right thing and lingering guilt after death
• What to say to reassure a family caregiver
• The importance of slowing down and listening deeply to the concerns of the caregiver
• Tools and tips for supporting a family caregiver

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• Podcast episode with Ryan Bailey discussing his grief: YouTube
• Previous conversations with Gabby on Dignity Day and The Doula Tool Kit
• Gabby’s Facebook Group: The Hospice Heart
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