National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16, 2019, with focus on reminding people, regardless of age or current health status, of the importance of making their personal healthcare decisions known. Community Care Hospice is joining the effort to encourage members…
Community Care Hospice is offering a grief support group that will meet Tuesdays from 2 to 3:30 pm weekly March 5 through April 9, 2019. Growing Through Grief is free of charge and open to anyone in the community who…
Community Care Hospice was grateful to accept a $3,000 donation recently from the Health Alliance of Clinton County. The not-for-profit, community-based hospice is one of several organizations to benefit from the Alliance, which is committed to providing financial assistance to…
It is flu season again. It is especially important for those caring for loved ones with chronic illnesses to avoid the flu virus. Caregivers may themselves experience compromised immune systems due to lack of rest and stress. If they contract…
Here’s a great New Year’s Resolution to consider – make 2019 the year you complete Advance Directives. Only about one-third of Americans have Advance Directives in place to help guide their loved ones and physicians on their personal preferences for…
From the beginning, hospice has been characterized by a curiosity about holistic and alternative approaches to care and has employed those proven to have effective outcomes. Now, in a time when the use of opioids for pain control has created…
The holidays can be very difficult for grieving children, especially during the first year of the loss of their loved one. No matter what the specific holiday is, one major quality is celebrating it with one’s family in the traditions…
Community Care Hospice will offer information about advance care planning in two presentations scheduled for Wednesday, December 19. Offered at no charge and open to the community, the programs are part of the regional Decide to Be Heard effort. Decide to…
Sharing the holidays with loved ones enables us to reconnect and renew relationships that may become remote due to distance, the demands of jobs, parenting responsibilities or a myriad of other reasons. As families gather for the holidays, it is…
For many, an ever-lengthening marathon of holiday preparations and activities can be especially painful following the loss of a loved one. Even in the best of times, the holiday season can tax our physical, emotional, and financial resources. It should…