The reality of time is that it is limited. We experience this truth all throughout life. In elementary school we often realize how limited our time on the playground is. As parents we realize how quickly our kids grow up. As individuals we eventually find that life is fleeting, and Read more…
In October we are educating our staff on cancer to give them a better understanding of the disease. It is important to understand the factors and progression of cancer in order to know when hospice might be the right choice for a cancer patient. Here are some important points about Read more…
One of the greatest gifts in life can be raising a child. It’s not life’s only great gift, but those who are blessed to be a parent find that it can be rewarding yet difficult. The difficulty is often in trying to control an uncontrollable situation. A situation like a Read more…
Harrison’s Hope, a sister agency to Serenity Hospice in Oregon, has been named a 2019 Hospice Honors recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a leading provider of billing and coding services, CAHPS surveys and advanced analytics. Hospice Honors is a prestigious program that recognizes hospices providing the highest level of quality as measured Read more…
George is not a nurse or an aide or a social worker or a chaplain. George is a hospice consultant. But at Hospice Partners, that means he is a part of the care team and he sits with patients when they need someone the most.
We live in a world full of myths…like the one that says Napoleon was short. He was actually 5’7″, which would make him average height for his time. Another myth is that bulls hate red. But bulls are color blind and it’s the motion of the bull fighter’s cloth that Read more…
I will never forget the day the phone rang with the news that there had been an accident. I rushed to the hospital to see my aunt lying in a hospital bed in a coma, her body broken in a million pieces. She had suffered a traumatic brain injury after Read more…