Hospice Training for Nursing Facility Staff

VNS Health makes training modules available to nursing homes and hospices.

About the Training Modules

• Each module will take 30-40 minutes to complete.
• Each training ends with a five-question quiz on the key concepts covered.
• At the end of each training, you will be prompted to print a certificate of completion to submit to your manager or HR team.

Skilled Nursing Facility & Hospice Care, Coordination, and Communication

This module covers:

• The hospice’s regulatory responsibility for the professional management of a hospice patient who resides in a skilled nursing facility
• Requirements and processes for the joint development of the patient’s plan of care
• The coordination and collaboration between hospice and SNF
• Requirement for education of hospice and SNF staff

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Hospice Philosophy, Care, and Services

This module covers:

• The hospice philosophy of care
• The rights of patients and families on hospice.
• The services provided by hospice per the Medicare Hospice Benefit
• Medicare hospice eligibility criteria

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Pain Management at End of Life

This module covers:

• The definition and description of pain and suffering at end of life
• The etiologies of pain and the assessment and communication of pain
• Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic pain management interventions

Symptom Management at End of Life

This module covers:

• The assessment of symptoms commonly experienced at end-of-life
• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for these symptoms

Providing Care When Death Is Imminent

This module covers:

• key needs of a dying, dying trajectories and signs and symptoms of imminent death
• The interventions to support the patient and family as patient nears the end-of-life