Our hospice was featured in the article, “Sweet As Pie: Hospice workers heralded for providing compassion and care,” in the April 19, 2023 edition of the Greenfield Reporter. Here is the link: https://www.greenfieldreporter.com/2023/04/18/sweet-as-pie-hospice-workers-heralded-for-providing-compassion-and-care/ You can see why we love what we do! We are blessed to have a kind and compassionate team with just the expertise our patients and families need to…
Recently we gave a presentation at our local community senior center on how simple breathing techniques can calm our minds, lift our mood, and help us find a more hopeful outlook. Research published in January 2023 evaluated several different breathing practices and showed that some are more effective than others. This presentation (with narrated voiceover) presents the findings of the…
Today marks the beginning of National Social Worker’s Month! National Social Work Month, observed throughout March, uplifts the social workers of our country and celebrates their constant contributions to our society. These professionals use psychology and sociology to solve social issues and improve individual lives – and it’s no easy feat! Social work can be emotionally draining, require long hours,…
Did you know that March is National Social Work Month? Our social workers are a vital part of our hospice team, providing emotional support, kindness, and a huge range of resources to help families and patients navigate the details of end of life care. Our social workers help dreams come true (recently one of our patients was able to go…
We love the work we do at hospice. So often people will say to us, “I don’t know how you do what you do!” But if you’ve worked in hospice you know: It’s all a blessing. One things that does help is having our four-footed beloved at home to shower us with love, cuddles, and plenty of requests for treats.…
So many people right now—and for good reason—are celebrating the end of 2020, hoping that with the turn of the calendar, all the pain and struggle, grief and upset we’ve experienced this year will be wiped away. Although we, like you, have struggled with the challenges this year brought, we also want to take a moment and say “thank you”…
This holiday season is sure to be unlike any other as we all navigate as best we can through the continuing pandemic and the unthinkable grief and loss in its wake. Here at hospice we are well aware that loss is an important part of life and that it is possible to live through a time of grief in a…
As you can probably imagine, hope is a continual theme in our work in hospice. Often people say things like, “I could never do what you do. It must be such depressing work, so hard when there’s no hope.” That’s a common misconception about hospice work, because it’s not true that hope is gone when we are facing the end…
For many families, the end-of-life journey they make with their loved ones is among the toughest and most sacred times of their entire lives. Having the right team along for support helps not only in managing your loved one’s symptoms effectively but also in finding kind and compassionate care that helps your whole family get the most from the precious…
GREENFIELD, IN, September 22, 2020 — Suburban Hospice was recently surveyed by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), a nationally recognized organization providing accreditation and licensure surveys for health care organizations. They were thrilled to receive a deficiency –free rating. “This is such an excellent and unusual result,” said Executive Director Jeannie Crowe. “Typically, ACHC surveys flag areas where…