by Mark Fenton, Chaplain at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care As a chaplain at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care, it's a privilege for me to participate in the We Honor Veterans program, honoring those who served. We recognize...
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Published: November 9, 2019
Categories: Compassionate Care, Hospice at Home, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories
by Melissa Bowers, MA, MPS, Chaplain at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Spiritual care is one of the three key areas of hospice care. Hospice addresses the whole person, providing care for the body, mind and spirit. Every family...
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Published: October 18, 2019
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
by Lisa Templeton-Farmer, Director of Grief Services, Kansas City Hospice Deciding whether young people will attend a memorial service or funeral depends on age, the family and the young person’s desires. Be Prepared Give detailed explanations of what happens before...
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Published: October 16, 2019
Categories: Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice
About World Hospice and Palliative Care Day What is hospice and palliative care? Palliative care is a fundamental part of healthcare - and a human right. It is about relieving suffering and pain at any point in a patient’s diagnosis...
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Published: October 11, 2019
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, Kansas City Hospice, What is Hospice
by Jacque Amweg, LSCSW, Grief Support Specialist Maybe it's time to start getting back to regular routines...or not. This time of year, things like back-to-school, seasons changing, baseball ending and football beginning, the thought of upcoming holidays…all bring back memories...
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Published: October 7, 2019
Categories: Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice
by Alisha Bozarth Adapted with permission from AlishaBozarth.com Raw grief feels like drowning. I’ve never drowned, but I can imagine the panic. The inundation. The fight as your body merely wants to do what is natural, just breathe. The burn...
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Published: October 4, 2019
Categories: Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Passages
By Debbie Wilson, LCSW, Grief Support Specialist with Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Cooking and grief may not seem to go hand in hand. But, I hear from so many people "why does it matter what I eat?" After the...
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Published: September 27, 2019
Categories: Grief Support, News and Views, Our Stories, Volunteer Stories
By Wanda Kelsey-Mendez, Communications Manager at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Each year Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care celebrates National Health IT Week. We take time to thank the dedicated staff who work around the clock to keep...
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Published: September 23, 2019
Categories: Compassionate Care, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
Sunday Night Live helps Kansas City Hospice provide compassionate care to underinsured Kansas City Area children and adults. This Sunday is all about those KC families. Sunday Night Live Event Chairs Kim and Tom Curry invite you to Sunday Night...
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Published: September 12, 2019
Categories: Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support
We're counting the days until this garden soiree to help local families. Deborah Smith and Dr. Mark Myron have opened their lovely garden to Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care on September 5. When supporters purchase Patron Tickets to our...
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Published: September 3, 2019
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Volunteer Stories
Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care provides comprehensive, expert care for all ages at all stages of serious illness.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Expert Care • Peace of Mind • Comfort • Guidance • Hope
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