Bereavement Professional

  • 1.  Homecare Homebase Software

    Posted 05-17-2016 03:51 PM

    Hello – We will soon be converting to Homecare Homebase software, and I'm wondering if there are others out there that have used it for bereavement? I'm wondering about functionality and what's worked well or not.  You can e-mail me at Lori.Williams2@slhduluth.com (note the "2" after my name).   Thanks so much!!

     

    Lori M. Williams, MSW, LISW

    Hospice Social Worker/Bereavement Coordinator

    St. Luke's Hospice Duluth

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    220 N 6th Ave E, Duluth MN 55805

    Phone: 218-249-6102 | Fax: 218-249-6166

    Cell: 218-349-4397

    lori.williams2@slhduluth.com

    www.slhduluth.com

     

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  • 2.  RE: Homecare Homebase Software

    Posted 05-18-2016 09:06 AM

    Hi, Lori!

    I've used Homecare Homebase for bereavement for three years, and I like it.  It sets up a care plan based on the answers I give on the bereavement assessment, then prompts me when it's time to send a card, letter, or make a phone call.  It makes everything easy.

    Cynthia

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    Rev. Dr. Cynthia Danals
    Chaplain, Bereavement Coordinator, and Volunteer Coordinator
    Guardian Angel Home Care & Hospice Services, Inc.

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  • 3.  RE: Homecare Homebase Software

    Posted 05-18-2016 09:14 AM

    Hi there- we have been on hchb for several months now.  I am still struggling a bit but more than happy to talk to you to share what I know.  You can email me and we can set up a call. 

     

    Nicole Ethier, MA, LPC

    Family Support Coordinator

    Beaumont Hospice

    248-743-9406

     




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  • 4.  RE: Homecare Homebase Software

    Posted 05-19-2016 12:08 PM

    Our Hospice is transitioning to this in the summer. I am hoping it is friendlier to Bereavement than our previous EMR Software. 


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  • 5.  RE: Homecare Homebase Software

    Posted 05-20-2016 09:57 AM

    We've used HCHB for 4 years. There are good aspects and challenging ones. What I've discovered is that while there is a standard foundation for all hospices, each company that purchases the database software makes its own changes. There are aspects that our company modified that create some glitches and there are others that just the way HCHB made the foundation. EMR across the board has such challenges.

    I'm curious if others find a few of the grief assessment questions (both in the separate bereavement assessment & in SW/Chaplain documentation) a little outdated? There are references to pathological grief, stages of grief, etc. that infer outdated theory and practices. 

    Good luck with your transition!

    Regan Saoirse, BS, MDiv

    Bereavement Coordinator and Chaplain

    Closer relationships live here every day.

     

    DFW Brookdale Hospice

    2514 Avenue J Ste 112  |  Arlington  |  TX 76006

    www.brookdale.com 

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    Regan Saoirse, BS, MDiv
    Bereavement Coordinator and Chaplain
    DFW Brookdale Hospice

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  • 6.  RE: Homecare Homebase Software

    Posted 05-24-2016 11:09 AM

    Thank you to everyone who shared their experience with Homecare Homebase!


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