“You matter because you are you, and you matter to the end of your life.” Dame Cicely Saunders said these…
Moments in time.
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The Truth About Hospice Care
- Article
- Patients and Families
When you hear the word “hospice,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it compassion? A supportive team… -
Spiritual Care Explained
- Article
- Patients and Families
- Spiritual
A patient once said to one of our Hosparus chaplains, “I sure like the way you listen.” That affirmation is… -
Take Full Advantage of Your Medicare Hospice Benefit
- Article
- Patients and Families
If you had a free benefit at your disposal, wouldn’t you want to take advantage of it? We are referring… -
Define a Social Worker
- Article
- Employee
- Patients and Families
What comes to mind when you hear the term “social worker?” Depending on your personal experiences, you may think of… -
Hosparus Health Volunteers Mean the World to Patients and Families
- Article
- Patients and Families
Hosparus Health was started by volunteers more than 40 years ago. They believed then, as we do now, that everyone… -
Hosparus Health Heart Connection
- Healthcare Providers
- Hospice
- Palliative Care
- Patients and Families
Hosparus Health launched the Heart ConnectionSM Program as a pilot one year ago and the results have been fantastic! We… -
Help Your Heart with a Little Knowledge
- Article
- Patients and Families
Heart month is celebrated every February, coinciding with Valentine’s day (which is pretty clever, kudos to Lyndon Johnson on that… -
A Celebration of Life
- Hospice
- Patients and Families
- Stories
When she dreamed of her wedding as a little girl, Kristi Knop Stewart admits she never pictured herself getting married… -
Knop Family Celebrates Wedding at Hosparus Health Inpatient Unit
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It’s all about Mom: How Outreach Can Lead to Advanced Care Planning
- Advocacy
- Patients and Families
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and it reminded me of a recent “mom” event — sometimes the… -
Helping Children and Teens Cope with Holiday Reminders
- Grief Counseling
- Patients and Families
For children and teens grieving a loss the holidays can be a time filled with many reminders of times spent… -
Acknowledging the Pain
- Grief Counseling
- Patients and Families
People often ask me what they should say to someone in the daily hurts that confront us, and especially when…