What is Comfort Care?

What is Comfort Care?

“We were scared to take hospice. We thought it meant giving up.” Sometimes the first reaction to the word hospice is “But we’re not ready to give up!” Hospice is not about giving up or losing hope. Hospice is about comfort care. Comfort...
Top 8 Hospice Care Myths

Top 8 Hospice Care Myths

Hospice care is a set of specialty services designed specifically for individuals with late-stage illnesses and their loved ones, and includes medical, emotional, spiritual and grief support. Despite its many advantages, for both patients and their families, hospice...
November is National Hospice Month

November is National Hospice Month

A common misconception of hospice care is people on hospice are lying in a bed, waiting to die. Even 40 years after the hospice movement began in the United States, many still equate hospice with “giving up.” Hospice care serves as a valid health care option for...
How to Make a  Hospice Referral

How to Make a Hospice Referral

Anyone can refer a patient to hospice. And any patient diagnosed with a life limiting illness qualifies for hospice care. Individuals can self-refer, or elect to go through their doctors, family members, friends, counselors, nursing home administrators, or hospital...

Help Others While Providing for Loved Ones

Remember Us in Your Will or Living Trust An up-to-date estate plan is one of your most effective tools for protecting the security of your loved ones. But did you know that you can also use your estate plans to support our mission? When you include a gift to Circle of...