Youngster Shares Her Hospice Heart
Jana Huber’s mother is in hospice care. As a visitor to the Dayton Hospice House while her mom was receiving treatment, Jana decided to put her time and energy to work for other kids who may be in her situation…
Community Care Hospice Offers Growing Through Grief Support Groups
Community Care Hospice is offering grief support groups that will meet weekly on Tuesdays starting Tuesday, September 12 and continuing through Tuesday, October 17. Growing through Grief is a six-week support group open to anyone in the community who has…
Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare Invites You to a Community Screening of “Being Mortal”
Join us for a free screening and discussion of the PBS FRONTLINE film Being Mortal at the Wooster Community Center on Thursday, October 26, at 4:30 pm. Based on the best-selling book by Atul Gawande, MD, this documentary explores the hopes…
Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County Slates River Walk Memorial
On Sunday, September 17, 2017, Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County Generations of Life Community Bereavement Resource Center will be offering a River Walk Memorial at The Stillwater Prairie Reserve in Covington, Ohio. Friends and family members are invited to join…
High-Tech Robotic Animal Assisted Therapy Benefits Patients
There were quite a few questions from patients in the Memory Care Unit at Spring Hills Assisted Senior Living Facility in Middletown. “How old is she?” “What is her name?” “Where does she live?” “What does she weigh?” The focus…
Serve First. Then Lead.
I’ve always believed that truly great healthcare organizations are led by those who understand the value of humble over hierarchical, of listening over lecturing. That’s why, when we decided to form an alliance of not-for-profit hospices across Ohio, we put…
Golf Scramble Benefits Patients of Community Care Hospice
Registration is now underway for the Community Care Hospice Angel Care Open golf outing. This marks the 13th year for the annual shotgun scramble event to benefit patients at Community Care Hospice. The event begins with registration and breakfast at…
Ohio’s Hospice Staffers Among Featured Speakers at Conference
Ohio’s Hospice clinical and leadership professionals are prominently featured in the annual LeadingAge Conference to be held in Columbus in September. LeadingAge Ohio represents 400 long-term care and hospice organizations across Ohio, as well as those providing ancillary healthcare and…
Supporting a Child Who is Experiencing Grief
When children lose a loved one, we may find ourselves also at a loss for how to help. Children may not be equipped to verbalize all that they are feeling, and may be reluctant to do so if we too…
Register Now for August Volunteer Training
Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton will hold a new volunteer orientation on August 19, 2017. Hospice volunteers play a vital role with the interdisciplinary teams serving hospice patients and their families. Maureen Swarts, Volunteer Services Manager, welcomes volunteers from all backgrounds…
