Kansas City Hospice House celebrates its 15 year anniversary
By Angela Ross, Content Specialist Published: November 23, 2021 November is National Hospice & Palliative Care Month and a time to join with other hospices, throughout the country, to educate our community about the many options available for people dealing...
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Published: November 23, 2021
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice, Luminary, Our Stories, Stories of Support
Making Final Arrangements
Guest Blog Making final arrangements for a terminally-ill loved one by Marie Marley, Volunteer at Kansas City Hospice No one wants to make arrangements for the death of a terminally-ill friend or family member. It’s painful to think about any...
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Published: July 20, 2021
Categories: End of Life Care, Kansas City Hospice
Effective Communication in Hospice & Palliative Care
By Pamela Harris, MD, FAAPMR, FAAHPM Director of Medical Programs at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Effective communication in hospice and palliative care is something every caregiver strives to achieve. My fellow physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, social workers, therapists,...
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Published: July 13, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories
A furry angel prepared me for Alzheimer’s
Zorro was a special cat and I didn't know it at the time, but he was my furry angel. He prepared me in unexpected ways to help with my mom's Alzheimer's Disease. My brother called one day and said "I...
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Published: June 22, 2021
Categories: End of Life Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories, What is Hospice
Please wear a tux
Guest blog by Marie Marley, Volunteer at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care “Please wear a tux,” I said over the phone to Don, the classical violinist I was hiring to play a special concert for my Romanian soul mate,...
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Published: June 8, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories, Volunteer Stories
Heroes for Hospice 2021
Heroes for Hospice 5K is a run/walk that raises money for Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care and MidlandCare of Topeka. H4H is the brainchild of two Kansas City philanthropists. Both have very personal connections with hospice. The pandemic put...
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Published: June 4, 2021
Categories: End of Life Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
Kathy Godbout honored with the Mallin Award for Employee Excellence
by David S. Wiley, President & CEO of Kansas City Hospice We are so pleased to share that Kathy Godbout has received the 2021 Lore and Mel Mallin Award for Employee Excellence! Kathy is a CNA at Kansas City Hospice...
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Published: April 6, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories
Advance directives – who will speak for you if you are unable?
By David Wiley, President & CEO, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care National Healthcare Decisions Day is every April 16 to remind us about advance planning. Because it's the day after tax day, it's easy to remember! “I have an...
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Published: April 3, 2021
Categories: End of Life Care, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Volunteer Stories
Working through grief
Learn how one local family moved forward in hope and peace by working through grief in programs specially designed for children and adults. Mason In the sweltering heat of August in Kansas City, Greg Curlett stepped into the backyard with...
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Published: March 31, 2021
Categories: End of Life Care, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice
Celebrating Dame Cicely Saunders
On this International Women's Day, we celebrate the singular achievements of Dame Cicely Saunders, the founder of the modern hospice movement and a truly remarkable woman. "You matter because you are you, and you matter to the end of your...
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Published: March 8, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, News and Views
