Odyssey HealthCare Spiritual Care Coordinators address spiritual and religious needs of the patient and family. Depending on patient and family needs and desires, this may be accomplished by working ...

This story was written for our sponsor, Transitions LifeCare. Nearing the end of life can be a scary time with many unknowns. It is a time for terminally ill patients to find his or her own way to die ...

Gwen’s story is just one example of how hospice care brings comfort, dignity, and peace of mind to families during life’s ...

There comes a time when we may be faced with the decision to choose hospice care for a loved one. Choosing hospice means ...

“That means meeting the patient’s physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs.” Scheffler, who comes from a Protestant background, and Mary Costello, who is a Roman Catholic, make up the team of ...

From honoring service through bedside ceremonies to providing specialized end-of-life care, Community Hospice's veteran ...

PETERSBURG — Crater Community Hospice is pleased to announce the addition of Father Thierry Hakpon as Hospice Spiritual Counselor. Father Hakpon brings more than twenty years of experience as a ...

BRATTLEBORO — Muriel Wolf dedicated most of her 25 years with Brattleboro Area Hospice to bereavement counseling. "Then I decided to both broaden and deepen the work I wanted to do," the hospice's ...

If you have advanced cancer, theremay come a point when treatments don’t help much, if at all. You may start to focus on end-of-life care and on preparing for death. That’s when hospice can come in.

Aegerter lived several months without needing hospice care, until she eventually suffered a stroke and then died. “She had a really rich spiritual life in the last six months,” Scheffler said. After ...