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Solace House and what it means to me: Finding peace and helping others through their grief

By:  guest blogger Amy Pollack, Solace House volunteer Published:  October 26, 2023 I was pregnant and had a wonderful pregnancy. All of our friends were due at the same time; it was so exciting. I had no indication anything was...

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Estate Planning: now is the right time

By:  Diane Richardson Spaite, KCH Associate Director of Planned Giving Published:  October 17, 2023 Driving down I-80 in Illinois isn’t the most exciting experience for a 20-something year-old college student. In fact, it’s boring. Most fall days are gray and...

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Sunday Night Live is all new this year!

Published:  September 27, 2023 Kansas City Hospice is celebrating our 25th year of empowering the Kansas City community through our specialized Grief Support Services and programs. Solace House, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care’s center for grief and healing, has...

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Beethoven and a Hospice Blessing

By: Marie Marley, KCH Volunteer Published:  September 6, 2023 The phone rang at noon, waking me from a much-needed nap. It was one of the volunteer coordinators at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care, for which I provide companionship visits...

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Solace House Reflections in Celebration of 25 years of Service

By: Dr. Paige Stanfield-Myers, Adult and Child Psychotherapy and Director of Institute on Life Transition Published: August 22, 2023 Solace House, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care’s center for grief and healing was founded in 1998 by two grieving moms...

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Camp Erin offers grieving families emotional support and teaches essential coping skills through fun activities

By: Betsy Lummis, KCH Camp staffer and Solace House outreach coordinator Published: July 25, 2023 Camp Erin®, as part of the Eluna network, was a tremendous success on behalf of 31 family campers. Family camp 2023 was held at beautiful...

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A life of caring

By: Mary Zahner Bauer, KCH Director of Donor Relations Published: July 11, 2023, originally published in our Spring 2023 Luminary Magazine Kathy Smith recalls becoming a fan of hospice care at a young age. Being an only child, she remembers...

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Purpose-Driven Work as a CNA

By: Penny Allen, KCH Certified Nursing Assistant Published: June 20, 2023 When I became a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) thirty-five years ago, I had no idea what I was in store for, the people’s lives I would touch and the...

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Grateful Patients and Families: Recognizing an Outstanding Caregiver

By: Angela Ross, KCH Communications Specialist Published:  June 6, 2023 At Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care (KCH) we have a team of experienced caregivers who work hard every day to ensure the care we provide to our patients and...

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Circle of Lights

Join us for this year’s Circle of Lights Lighting Ceremony & Program

Published:  May 17, 2023 Have you lost a loved one and would like to participate in a ceremony honoring this person or pet? Each year at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care (KCH), we join with the community to honor...

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Our Programs

Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care provides comprehensive, expert care for all ages at all stages of serious illness.

Hospice Care

When the focus shifts to comfort instead of treatment, care comes to your home or nursing facility with a plan tailored to your needs, including emotional and spiritual support for the whole family.

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Hospice Care

Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care is the community clinical site for the University of Kansas Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship. We're committed to developing physicians with specialty-level training in caring for patients with serious or terminal illness.

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Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Community-Based Palliative Care

Beginning as early as diagnosis and at any stage of serious illness, our nurse practitioners make home visits as needed to help coordinate your care and provide expert pain and symptom management.

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Community-Based Palliative Care
Hospice House

Hospice House

When symptoms cannot be easily managed at home, two hospice houses provide 24/7 expert care in comfortable home-line settings where family members can be relieved of caregiving duties to focus on loved ones.

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Carousel Pediatric Care

Carousel provides palliative and hospice care for perinatal and for babies through young adults with a dedicated team of pediatric nurses, social workers, chaplains and other specialists.

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Carousel Pediatric Care
Solace House

Solace House

Our center for grief and healing supports individuals and families who have been impacted by the death of a loved one, whether anticipated, or sudden and unexpected. We provide opportunities to share, listen, learn and heal with peer group support from age 3 through adult.

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