Happy and heartfelt news from our Executive Director, Jeannie Crowe: For the second year in a row, we have earned an award for our outstanding patient experience scores. Out of 2,000 hospices across the nation, we score in the top 5% for making our patients and families happy with our care. These scores come from surveys that all hospices are…
Many people know that hospice offers a much-needed level of expert and compassionate care for patients who are nearing the end of their lives. But often patients and families–and even medical professionals and staff–get confused as they try to determine when the right time for hospice care may be. The short answer to this question is that patients who are…
During our morning meeting time this morning, several of our team members told stories about people who noticed their hospice name badges out in public and came up to say, “Thank you for what you do!” or to share a story about a loved one in their life who received hospice care. This is something we all share: Once hospice…