{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"180 Hospice Buddy: Practical Symptom Support, Caregiver Logbooks, and Grounding Prompts with Jamie Haberman RN","description":"180  Hospice Buddy: Practical Symptom Support, Caregiver Logbooks, and Grounding Prompts with Jamie Haberman RN  &amp;nbsp;  Host Marie Betcher, a registered nurse and former hospice nurse, interviews returning guest Jamie Haberman RN, a hospice nurse with nearly 20 years of end-of-life experience and founder of Hospice Buddy. Jamie describes her hospice background and explains Hospice Buddy as a caregiver support platform offering free resources, a Facebook support group, and paid one-on-one support calls. She outlines her publications: six caregiver logbooks designed for the six-month hospice timeframe to track medications, symptoms, vitals, and notes, plus simple activities like reflections, puzzles, and coloring; a five-minute caregiver grounding journal focused on gratitude, breathing, and letting go; and a Christian faith-based symptom management guide covering common hospice issues (pain, shortness of breath, anxiety, congestion, falls, DNR) with practical, nonclinical tips. They discuss why information is hard to absorb during crises, the need for overnight support, and how some patients seem to time their death when family briefly steps away.  &amp;nbsp;  00:00 Welcome and Disclaimer  00:29 Meet Host Marie  00:55 Introducing Jamie Haberman  01:50 Jamie Hospice Background  02:36 Hospice Buddy and Books  04:25 Five Minute Grounding  06:45 Faith Based Support  08:51 Symptom Management Guide  10:16 Formats Pricing and Calls  13:57 Why Extra Support Matters  16:17 Night Shift and Passing Timing  20:25 Caregiver Logbooks Activities  24:17 Where to Find Jamie  25:25 Final Encouragement and Wrap https:\/\/hospicebuddy.com\/ &amp;nbsp;    If you want to help, you can&amp;nbsp;donate to help support Hospice Explained at the Buy me a Coffee link&amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/Hospice  &amp;nbsp;Hospice Explained Affiliates &amp;amp; Contact Information  Buying from these Affilite links will help support this Podcast.&amp;nbsp;  Maire introduces a partnership with Suzanne Mayer RN inventor of the&amp;nbsp; cloud9caresystem.com,&amp;nbsp; When patients remain in the same position for extended periods, they are at high risk of developing pressure injuries, commonly known as bedsores. One of the biggest challenges caregivers face is the tendency for pillows and repositioning inserts to easily dislodge during care.(Suzanne is a former guest on Episode #119) When you order with Cloud 9 care system, please tell them you heard about them from Hospice Explained.(Thank You)  Marie's Contact Marie@HospiceExplained.com www.HospiceExplained.com &amp;nbsp; Finding a Hospice Agency 1. You can use&amp;nbsp;Medicare.gov to help find a hospice agency, 2. choose Find provider 3. Choose Hospice 4. then add your zip code This should be a list of Hospice Agencies local to you or your loved one. ","author_name":"Hospice Explained","author_url":"https:\/\/www.hospiceexplained.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40070155\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199964770"}