During National Nursing Assistants Week, June 17-24, Ohio’s Hospice and its affiliates take a moment to recognize and thank our personal care specialists for all they do 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to provide superior care to our patients and families…
Rituals and memorials, whether used by an individual or by an entire community of people, can be valuable tools in response to grief. They can transform grief into healing by celebrating the life of the person who has died. There are many possibilities and…
Self-care is an important component of providing superior care and superior services to patients and families at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare. Since March, staff and volunteers have teamed up to track their miles as they work together to walk enough miles to walk across…
Today, Americans nationwide will take a moment to commemorate the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Many will honor Veterans by attending memorial services, watching parades, or laying flowers and planting flags on the graves of Veterans who sacrificed their lives. Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, this year’s Memorial Day will continue to…
Today, Americans nationwide will take a moment to commemorate the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Many will honor Veterans by attending memorial services, watching parades, or laying flowers and planting flags on the graves of Veterans who sacrificed their lives. Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, this year’s Memorial Day will continue to…
As we celebrate Nurses Month and the superior care our nurses provide to our patients and their families, Ohio's Hospice of Dayton, an affiliate of Ohio's Hospice, recognizes our Nursing Honor Guard for their service to our mission. The Nursing…
As we celebrate Nurses Month and the superior care our nurses provide to our patients and their families, we recognize our Nursing Honor Guard for their service to our mission. The Nursing Honor Guard of Ohio’s Hospice honors nurses in our care. Nurses across Ohio’s Hospice…
When Keri Shuman, BSN, RN, CHPN, saw the work of a fellow needleworker on social media making adorable, crocheted comfort critters, she knew she wanted to create something similar for the families of hospice patients. At the time, Shuman was a home care nurse at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare, an affiliate of Ohio’s Hospice. She began crocheting the comfort critters for Camp…
Since the beginning of her career as a nurse, Sharon Aduddell, LPN, knew she was meant to care for patients during the final months of their lives. “I really found satisfaction from those patients,” said Aduddell, who recently retired from Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare after a…
As part of its Focused Care™ program, Ohio’s Hospice is launching the Advanced Cardiac Care program through its affiliates throughout the state of Ohio to address one of the nation’s largest killers of Americans — heart disease. The Advanced Cardiac Care program is being made…
