Your Grief is Unique
Grief is a part of life. One of the primary tenets of hospice care is to value death as a natural part of life. In the s...
09 April, 2018No comment
Winter Weather Tips for Seniors
Winter’s cold and ice can be a dangerous time for the elderly and/or infirm. The American Red Cross says that, “Older ad...
25 October, 2017No comment
Why Calling Hospice Is Not Giving Up
If you feel that calling hospice means that’s “the end”, then there are aspect of hospice care youR...
21 March, 2016No comment
What to Do With Your Loved One’s “Stuff”
As baby boomers grow older, the volume of unwanted keepsakes and family heirlooms is poised to grow — along with the num...
28 September, 2017No comment
History of Hospice Care
[heading] The History of Hospice [/heading] The term “hospice” comes from the linguistic root of “hospitality”. From the middle ages to the present, caring for the dying has been handled in similar and various ways. In the middle ages, religious orders created...
07 April, 2014No commentHospice Community Honors Its Volunteers during National Volunteer Week, April 6 – 12
(Alexandria, Va) – Forty years ago, President Richard Nixon declared the first National Volunteer Week to recognize Americans who give of their time and talents to benefit others. This was the same year, 1974, that the Connecticut Hospice – one of the first ho...
08 April, 2014No comment