Palliative Care News

Celebrities including Nancy Stafford of "Matlock" fame have donated handbags for auction at this year's Handbags for Hospice fund raiser, ... They all feature actresses who have donated purses to this year's Handbags for Hospice auction, set for July 18 at Old North State Winery in Mount Airy.

By the time Judy Moss picked up the phone to call a veterinarian her friend recommended, she didn't think her golden retriever would last even a few more weeks.

It may surprise many people to learn that 25 percent of those who die every year in the U.S. are Veterans.

The Adler Center for Caring, located at Route 50 and Gum Spring Road in Stone Ridge, will open by the end of this month.

More than 850 ladies have already signed up to take on the five, 6.5 or 10 mile route along Weymouth's seafront on Saturday, July 19. Sponsorship will be raised to ensure that Weldmar Hospice-care can continue to provide its care free of charge to patients across south, west and north Dorset.

House has been with Northside Pharmacy in the long-term care division since February 2013.

Winners of the One Wish Lottery and Lottery Manager Dawn Watson show off how much has been raised for charity , and how much has been paid out , by the One Wish Lottery The One Wish Lottery has raised more than A 5m for hospices throughout the North-East since its inception in 1998 and has given away more than A 2m in prizes.

FOURTEEN paintings created by patients at Bradford's Marie Curie Hospice are going on show at London's Royal Academy next week.

The Ride for Hope cruised through Abbotsford Wednesday, stopping at the Canuck Place Children's Hospice, Dave Lede Campus of Care at the London Drugs at West Oaks Mall.

LAKE COUNTY >> With a relatively short history in the U.S. medical field, hospice programs continue to encourage conversations on end-of-life wishes as 35.5 percent of patients nationally are admitted under hospice care within their last seven days of life, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

The Gannett Foundation has awarded grants of $2,000 each to two area nonprofit organizations, Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls and CareFirst in Corning.

Ideally, hospice care is provided in the comfort of a patient's home. But when pain or symptoms of end-stage disease cannot be adequately managed in the home setting, a short-term stay at Seasons Hospice inpatient center may be necessary.

Hospice palliative care is a philosophy of care that aims to relieve suffering and improve the quality of life for clients with life-threatening illnesses or end of life issues.

As a licensed funeral director, owner and manager of Phillips Memorial Home, the announcement from SUNY Canton says, he is an advocate of quality end-of-life care for community members through his volunteer work with Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley.

A GRANDMOTHER is drawing on a lifetime of caring experience to bring emotional comfort to people with life-limiting illness in their own homes.

Introduction - Commercialized Hospices We have occasionally written about the rise of the commercialized hospice industry, and concerns that commercialized hospices may not be providing the compassionate care they promise.

The Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina is proud to announce that two of its members have been appointed to serve on the North Carolina State Health Coordinating Council by Governor Pat McCrory.

* Palliative care consults lowered costs for patients with a primary diagnosis of cancer, both for patients discharged alive and those who died in the hospital.

Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital has earned Advanced Certification for Palliative Care which recognizes the hospital's focus on patient and family-centered care to optimize the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses.

But two intrepid management consultants from Worcester walked 570 miles across Spain in a bid to raise money for St Richard's Hospice.