Part Three of a three-part series on how grief support looks to traditions like Day of the Dead to help people learn new coping skills. Read Part One "Day of the Dead is a celebration of life" Read Part Two "Day of...
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Published: November 2, 2018
Categories: General, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Passages
Part Two of a three-part series on how grief support looks to traditions like Day of the Dead to help people learn new coping skills. Read Part One "Day of the Dead is a celebration of life" By Denise Brown MA-ATR,...
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Published: October 31, 2018
Categories: General, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Passages
Avoiding infection during home health care is important for both those giving and receiving care. Both hospice at home and palliative home health care teams help families under the basics of infection prevention. We hope this information will help keep...
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Published: October 16, 2018
Categories: General, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice
By David S. Wiley, President & CEO of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Each October, World Hospice & Palliative Care Day offers the opportunity to speak about end-of-life care in our community. Kansas City Hospice wants to raise awareness...
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Published: October 12, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, End of Life Care, General, Grief Support, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice, KC Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
By Wanda Kelsey-Mendez, Communications Manager for Kansas City Hospice As Childhood Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, we at Carousel Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care want to remind everyone that cancer is not just for adults. Each year in the...
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Published: October 2, 2018
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support
A Community Rises video debuted on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Sunday Night Live, the signature fund raising event for Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care. It's an inspiring story of love, friendship, and how a community can rise to...
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Published: September 24, 2018
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Hospice at Home, Kansas City Hospice, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
By Pam Harris, MD, FAAPMR, FAAHPM, Medical Director at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care I hear five common questions about controlling pain almost every day as a hospice physician. My goal is to control pain so people can enjoy...
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Published: September 18, 2018
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Home Health Care, Hospice at Home, Hospice Care
By Wanda Kelsey-Mendez, Communications Manager at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Nature provides solace in ways that we don't completely understand. Gardens and natural surroundings enrich the body and soul. We've come to recognize the many benefits of exposure...
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Published: August 15, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories
By Kiran Chandra, Director of Corporate and Community Engagement, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Classic Waldo Fun-Raiser reaches a milestone! Sunday, August 12, 2018, marks the 10th year that Pat Sanders, owner of Patrick’s Bar & No Grill,...
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Published: July 25, 2018
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, Our Stories, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories
By Melissa Waugh, MS, Grief Support Specialist Grief is an internal process and mourning may make grief public, but what does it mean to go through a private experience when people are used to sharing everything through social media?...
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Published: July 11, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Grief Support, Kansas City Hospice, KC Hospice, Passages
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