Make an impact this holiday season
by David Wiley, President & CEO of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care As the end of 2018 approaches, we look back on a year filled with stories that have touched our hearts and changed our lives. I’d like to share with...
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Published: December 21, 2018
Categories: Kansas City Hospice
Inspiring Volunteers Give the Gift of Time
If we profiled one of our volunteers every day for a year, we would not begin to cover all their remarkable stories. The volunteers of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care run the gamut of service to their community. Some...
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Published: December 14, 2018
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
Join the Baking Brigade at Kansas City Hospice
by Lane Foster, Volunteer Coordinator-Community Engagement & Special Events Baking for others is a gift to those who receive the cookies, breads and pies, but it's also a blessing to the baker. A wonderful article in the Huffington Post, Psychologists Explain...
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Published: December 7, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
The Giving Season
by Caryn Hohnholt, Vice President of Development for Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Congratulations on making it through our first big snowstorm of the year, hopefully with plenty of hot chocolate and time together with loved ones. After the...
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Published: November 27, 2018
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
National Family Caregivers Month
by Gloria Soendker RN, Director of Clinical Services for Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care November is National Family Caregivers Month. “Across America, daughters and sons balance the work of caring for aging parents with the demands of their careers...
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Published: November 21, 2018
Categories: General, Home Health Care, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
Today and Every Day – We Honor Veterans
by Todd Steinbrecher, US Navy Veteran, Director of Patient Support Services for Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Have you ever wondered how many Veterans have served in the United States Armed Forces? Over 40 million! As I have...
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Published: November 11, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Home Health Care, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories
The Rising Tide of Alzheimer’s
by Judy Waechter RN, CRRN, Clinical Liaison, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Alzheimer’s disease is responsible for more deaths each year. Even worse, the disease is contributing to many more cases of poor health and disability. The illness lasts...
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Published: November 8, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
Kansas City Hospice turns 38
by David Wiley, President & CEO, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Kansas City Hospice is now 38 years old. Forty years ago a group of compassionate and insightful members of our community began the journey to explore the option...
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Published: November 7, 2018
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Home Health Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Volunteer Stories
Day of the Dead can inspire us to cope with grief
Part Three of a three-part series on how grief support looks to traditions like Day of the Dead to help people learn new coping skills. Read Part One "Day of the Dead is a celebration of life" Read Part Two "Day of...
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Published: November 2, 2018
Categories: General, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Passages
Day of the Dead may provide insights into grieving
Part Two of a three-part series on how grief support looks to traditions like Day of the Dead to help people learn new coping skills. Read Part One "Day of the Dead is a celebration of life" By Denise Brown MA-ATR,...
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Published: October 31, 2018
Categories: General, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Passages
