Supporting Families in Hospice Through Meal Coordination In this episode of 'Hospice Explained,' host Marie Betcher RN is joined by guest Barb Shelton, an author and blogger. Barb discusses the concept of TakeThemAMeal.com, a service designed to help organize meal deliveries for families going through challenging times like caring for a loved one in hospice. The platform helps prevent repetitive meals and caters to specific needs, including food allergies. Barb shares her personal story about learning to overcome insecurities regarding meal delivery and emphasizes the thoughtful impact a meal can have on families in distress. Details on how to set up a meal schedule using the service and options for meal delivery are also covered. 00:00 Introduction to Hospice Explained 00:36 Meet Our Guest: Barb Shelton 01:10 The Story Behind 'Take Them a Meal' 02:18 How 'Take Them a Meal' Works 04:51 Setting Up a Meal Schedule 06:45 Addressing Food Allergies and Preferences 07:53 Overcoming Insecurities to Help Others 09:28 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

This episode has a guest Barb Shelton who is an author, blogger, videographer, homeschool mom, and the oldest of a family with 7 children. Her video's called "Let's Do This!- with Barb Shelton" can be seen on Facebook and soon to be on YouTube. Today's episode she describes how to use https://takethemameal.com/

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Finding a Hospice Agency

1. You can use 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.

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