Black History Month and its significance in the nursing profession
By: Kenya Campbell, KCH Licensed Practical Nurse Published: February 26, 2024 As we observe Black History Month, I find myself reflecting on what this month signifies not only to our society but also for myself as a Nurse. As a...
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Published: February 26, 2024
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
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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Published: October 17, 2023
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice
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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Published: September 27, 2023
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views
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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Published: September 6, 2023
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Volunteer Stories
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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Published: August 22, 2023
Categories: General, Grief Support, Our Stories
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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Published: June 20, 2023
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Kansas City Hospice
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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Published: June 6, 2023
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Kansas City Hospice
National Social Workers Month is in March
By: Melinda Young, KCH Social Worker Published: March 28, 2023 As a hospice social worker, my job is sometimes a mystery to those I encounter. People know of social workers as advocates, helping protect children from abuse. They might have...
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Published: March 28, 2023
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Kansas City Hospice
What being a Carousel Social Worker means to me
By Leslie Shuck, KCH Social Worker for Carousel, Palliative Home Care Published: February 21, 2023 What is the Carousel Pediatric Care program at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care (KCH)? The Carousel program is love, joy, sorrow, supportive, focused on...
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Published: February 21, 2023
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Home Health Care, Kansas City Hospice
Vincent A. Stonestreet Fund and their family’s story
By: Caryn Hohnholt, KCH Chief Development & Communications Officer Published: Nov 22, 2022 He loved unconditionally. Was generous to a fault. Protective. Funny. Complicated. Reluctantly cool. Goal-oriented. The hardest-working man I ever knew. These are the words his family uses...
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Published: November 22, 2022
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, Luminary, Stories of Support
