Miriam Püschel: A new care model for inpatient hospices
Presentation of a new care model
A special highlight at Sternenbrücke was a visit from Miriam Püschel, who presented her new care model for hospice work to our management team. With many years of experience in hospice and palliative care, Ms. Püschel is a true pioneer, having developed her own hospice-specific care model.
Her model is based on her own research and extensive interviews with hospices throughout Germany. Rather than setting fixed standards, her concept emphasizes creating room for situational, individual, flexible, and intuitive forms of palliative care for people at the end of life.
Framework for professional palliative care
Many existing models focus primarily on general nursing or elderly care. They fall short, however, when it comes to hospice work – particularly in children’s and youth hospice care.
Ms. Püschel’s model addresses precisely this issue: It provides a clear yet flexible framework for professional palliative care and support. At its core is the question of what the dying person truly needs at a given moment, while placing the greatest importance on the situational responsiveness of everyone involved in palliative care.
It’s actually frustrating that something like this didn’t exist before.
Our management team was visibly moved
During her presentation, we gained valuable insights into the development, content, and practical application of the model. Our management team responded with great enthusiasm – both to the model itself and to Ms. Püschel’s engaging presentation.
I can’t wait to pass this on to my team!
The key question is: What do people need in the final phase of their lives?
The answers to this question are as varied as the people themselves – and they can change quickly. This is why it is our job to always be very attentive, to observe closely, and to stay in dialogue with those affected and their families. Only in this way can we most effectively uphold dignity, autonomy and well-being.
We would like to sincerely thank Ms. Püschel for her visit and the inspiring exchange. We plan to share this model with our colleagues at other children’s and youth hospices in Germany and are convinced that it represents a major step forward in the further development of hospice work. We look forward to putting it into practice here at Sternenbrücke.
