Social Workers are Key to Hospice Care
"Palliative care and hospice offer social workers the privilege of supporting individuals and families during some of the most universal—and vulnerable—life experiences: coping with serious illness, facing one’s mortality, the dying process, and bereavement. Hospice and palliative care social workers...
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Published: March 16, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
Grief in a time of pandemic
as featured in Healthy Kansas City March/April 2021 Grief is one of our most fundamental emotions. From the first moments of life, we cry to feel better and to release emotion. We come together in families and in the community...
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Published: March 2, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice
Black History Month at Kansas City Hospice
Kansas City Hospice is pleased to observe Black History Month this February as we continue forward in efforts to deepen our Diversity & Inclusion efforts. Each February since 1976, the U.S. celebrates achievements by Black Americans and recognizes their central...
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Published: February 18, 2021
Categories: End of Life Care, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
Mustache Month raffle for a Peloton Bike+
If social distancing is giving you the blues, we MUSTACHE you a question! How about joining us for the silliest FUN-raiser for a serious cause? Each February we liven up the cold winter and support kiddos in KC needing hospice...
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Published: February 16, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories, Volunteer Stories
Hospice houses lead the way in a heart-breaking time of pandemic
This article about the hospice houses of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of Healthy KC Magazine. Kansas City Hospice House and NorthCare Hospice House offer expert and compassionate care in a serene, family-friendly...
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Published: February 9, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, Hospice Care, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories, Stories of Support
Enjoy each day
Enjoy each day. A story of Carousel Pediatric Hospice Care, originally published in 2019. Balancing emotions and finding expressive outlets can be especially difficult during cancer treatment. Seventeen-year-old Hannah Viens is acutely aware of this challenge. “I struggle with emotions,...
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Published: February 2, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice, Volunteer Stories
Get silly with us!
Is there something silly in the air? Do you feel it? February draws near and something is different. There's a tingle on the upper lip. A giggle threatens to erupt. Thoughts turn to Tom Selleck, Andy Reid, Steve Harvey, and...
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Published: January 21, 2021
Categories: Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories, Stories of Support
Veteran honors to Dwight Shipley
We Honor Veterans was please to offer veteran honors to Dwight Shipley. He spent two years in the Army during the Korean War, based with The Old Guard in Fort Myer, Virginia. In addition to military services and parades, his...
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Published: January 12, 2021
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories
Connecting despite COVID
By Pamela Harris, MD, FAAPMR, FAAHPM, Director of Medical Programs at Kansas City Hospice You can find ways of connecting despite COVID-19. I imagine most people who are not in the medical field are getting really tired of being told...
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Published: December 11, 2020
Categories: General, Home Health Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories
Hanukkah is a time for mitzvah
Hanukkah (or Chanukkah) is the Jewish eight-day “festival of lights.” There are many traditions aside from lighting candles on the menorah, which is a mitzvah itself. Nightly families light the menorah and say special prayers. The menorah holds nine flames,...
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Published: December 10, 2020
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Our Stories
