Life in a Hospice Reflections on caring for the dying edition by Ann Richardson Tony Benn Professional Technical eBooks
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End of life care at its best
Dying, it’s an uncomfortable topic. None of us likes to think about what our last days will be like. But if we do think about them at all, we want them to be full of peace and tranquillity, with the chance to say proper goodbyes to those we love. Life in a Hospice takes you behind the scenes in end-of-life care, where you will see the enormous efforts of nurses, doctors, chaplains and others - even a thoughtful cook - to provide the calm that we all hope for.
Perhaps you are looking for end-of-life care for someone you love. Perhaps you are wondering if this is the job for you. Or you just feel like being inspired by humanity at its best. This book will be for you.
HIGHLY COMMENDED by the British Medical Association, 2008
"The simple reflections on complex areas of care resonate long after you have finished reading the book." Cancer Nursing Forum Newsletter, Royal College of Nursing
"An easy-to-read book, which will surprise many readers with its lightness of touch, humanity and refreshing tone. I would recommend it to anyone who has worries about their own or a relative’s care at the end of life." Dr Nansi-Wynne Evans, GP, BMA Medical Book Competition
Life in a Hospice Reflections on caring for the dying edition by Ann Richardson Tony Benn Professional Technical eBooks
My grandmother was in Hospice for a very short time before she died. I had gone to visit her only once in that time. While I'm in the US and Ann Richards is writing about Hospice in the UK, my experience was very similar to that of her description in the book. The hospital is no place to be for an extended stay if you're going to die; they're simply not set up for end-of-life care. Ann's description of warmer, less clinical , environment is right on the money to my own experience and Hospice felt more like a retirement home rather than a sterile place one goes to expire.No one wants to think about death, so I give the staff at Hospice a lot of credit for doing what they do. I was particularly interested in how they handled people of different backgrounds. It seemed to complicate things mostly, especially when that person doesn't speak English. People of different religious and ethnic backgrounds deal with death very differently. I must admit, i became choked up when thinking about those people and their families in denial. Death becomes even more sad when the person is not ready to go and the family is not ready to let them go and can't face up to it.
Overall, a great Hospice-advocacy book but more than that because Ann takes great pains in showing how the places are run and how the staff deal with death on an almost daily basis.
There's no getting around the fact that death is sad, no matter the age of the departed. I'm not sure how well I'd do working in an environment like that so I'm glad to know there are those that can deal with death and the dying in a professional, and caring manner.
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Life in a Hospice Reflections on caring for the dying edition by Ann Richardson Tony Benn Professional Technical eBooks Reviews
What a relevant book. No matter what walk of life or age, all of us will at some stage have to care for our dying parents, and it is therefore relevant for all of us to know what is going on behind the doors of hospices.
I was interested in reading this book because I have an elderly mother, aged 86. She is doing fine, but I am sure the moment will come, sooner or later that I will have to take care of her, so decided to delve into the subject of end-of-life care. Not that I want to work in a hospice, but I would like to get a feeling for what it is like. And well, I was pleasantly surprised that the author Ann Richardson covers all possible subjects. Not only about the caring itself, but also about the daily rhythms, the family, children of those who are about to die, the anxieties. All in all, I can wholeheartedly recommend this book.
First, I want to thank Ann Richardson and Tony Benn for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
Life in A Hospice Reflections on caring for the dying by Ann Richardson and Foreward by Tony Benn that gives you an incredible in-depth look into all the beneficial ways Hospice and their staff cares for all of their patients. Ann wrote this amazing book for people to understand the motivation behind working with this population. How much joy that it brings to them helping these individuals.
In the foreward your heart cant help but ache for Tony Benn. So many story’s of loved ones lost in his past. In the foreward he shares he shares his passion for Hospice, more about palliative care, and more about the Hospice Movement. It is very educational.
One thing I loved in the book was the interviews with the various caregivers talking about their experiences with their patients. Some had very interesting stories to share. You could tell they all really loved what they did for a living. That they genuinely cared for each patient and making a difference in their lives. That is so important in Hospice care.
This book is extremely educational and explains things like the difference between Hospice to hospital care, how to prepare for the actual death, after the death giving time for the families, and basically how to deal with the patient.
This book was very well thought out and organized. You could tell a lot of heart went into putting this together with all the interviews.
Ann Richardson has looked at the world of the hospice from the inside out, documenting the experiences of professionals, managers, staff and family. Her approach to this topic is both unique and thorough, an excellent resource for anyone curious about how hospices function.
Ann has completed a work, in this book, that shows her commitment to her craft. She cares about all aspects of hospice from the patient, family and workers such as nurses, chaplains, etc.
A good death is relative to the culture. In "Legends of the Fall", the narrator, a Native American, in the 1800's, felt the death of the main character by a Grizzly bear, was "a good death".
The book is on a subject that should be of universal interest, death, although most people do not care to think about it, and about how hospice care makes the process less painful, physically and psychologically, for the person who is doing it and for that person's friends and family. It is a skillfully organized series of interviews with friends and family of the dying patients, caregivers, and administrators, easy to read and full of unforgettable, deeply personal stories.
As a medical ethicist in a teaching hospital, I am moved by the candour of staff, specifically when they talk about the difficulties experienced and what they do to cope. It makes the mission and work real. There is nothing academic in the understanding we have after reading about what people do, why they do it and what it actually means to patients and their families. We are in the experience. Very helpful for the people who actually do the work. It makes legitimate what we think and feel, but are reluctant to admit to – let alone speak about.
My grandmother was in Hospice for a very short time before she died. I had gone to visit her only once in that time. While I'm in the US and Ann Richards is writing about Hospice in the UK, my experience was very similar to that of her description in the book. The hospital is no place to be for an extended stay if you're going to die; they're simply not set up for end-of-life care. Ann's description of warmer, less clinical , environment is right on the money to my own experience and Hospice felt more like a retirement home rather than a sterile place one goes to expire.
No one wants to think about death, so I give the staff at Hospice a lot of credit for doing what they do. I was particularly interested in how they handled people of different backgrounds. It seemed to complicate things mostly, especially when that person doesn't speak English. People of different religious and ethnic backgrounds deal with death very differently. I must admit, i became choked up when thinking about those people and their families in denial. Death becomes even more sad when the person is not ready to go and the family is not ready to let them go and can't face up to it.
Overall, a great Hospice-advocacy book but more than that because Ann takes great pains in showing how the places are run and how the staff deal with death on an almost daily basis.
There's no getting around the fact that death is sad, no matter the age of the departed. I'm not sure how well I'd do working in an environment like that so I'm glad to know there are those that can deal with death and the dying in a professional, and caring manner.
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