Posts in September, 2024

Goals of Care: Empowering Patients with Clear Communication Sep 6, 2024
Goals of Care: Empowering Patients with Clear Communication

Patients benefit from clear discussions about their care preferences in every healthcare setting. Hospice Goals of Care are in-depth, no-cost consultations between the patient, their family, and healthcare providers. When a person enters hospice ...

Helping a Patient's Dream Come True Sep 6, 2024
Helping a Patient's Dream Come True

Emotional support is an important part of the care hospice provides…but what exactly does that mean? “Sometimes, emotional care means encouraging a patient to have a conversation they’ve been putting off,” says nurse Tina Lerch. “Other times, it’s ...

Nurse Finds Fresh Purpose After Kline House Experience Sep 2, 2024
Nurse Finds Fresh Purpose After Kline House Experience

Jen Sachar lived through challenges that are not uncommon when it comes to caring for elderly parents. “In 2019,” she says, “we had to move my mother from New Jersey to Maryland, because she had no other family around her and had just suffered a ...

Inspiring Stories

Volunteer Holly Shifrin Sews Memories with Patient Elizabeth

Volunteer Holly Shifrin Sews Memories with Patient Elizabeth

Dec 3, 2024
Holly Shifrin, a volunteer who’s been serving with ...
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From Country to AC/DC—Music Therapy Brings Hospice Patient Diane Huseman Joy

From Country to AC/DC—Music Therapy Brings Hospice Patient Diane Huseman Joy

Dec 3, 2024
When most people think of music therapy, they don’t ...
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