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Kansas City Hospice House

Gary Kirkland Heart of Hospice Award

Gary Kirkland was awarded the 2019 Heart of Hospice Patient Care Volunteer Award by the Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association on February 6, 2019. Gary has spent more than 13 years volunteering with Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care....

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Published: February 7, 2019
Categories: General, News and Views, Our Stories, Volunteer Stories

Doris Lisenby Lifetime Achievement Award

Doris Lisenby was awarded the Heart of Hospice Lifetime Achievement Award by the Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association on February 6, 2019. Doris has spent more than 28 years volunteering with Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care. She has...

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Published: February 6, 2019
Categories: General, News and Views, Our Stories, Volunteer Stories

Inspiring Volunteers Give the Gift of Time

If we profiled one of our volunteers every day for a year, we would not begin to cover all their remarkable stories. The volunteers of Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care run the gamut of service to their community. Some...

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Published: December 14, 2018
Categories: General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories

volunteer for the baking brigade

Join the Baking Brigade at Kansas City Hospice

by Lane Foster, Volunteer Coordinator-Community Engagement & Special Events Baking for others is a gift to those who receive the cookies, breads and pies, but it's also a blessing to the baker. A wonderful article in the Huffington Post,  Psychologists Explain...

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Published: December 7, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, General, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories

Kansas City Hospice turns 38

by David Wiley, President & CEO, Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Kansas City Hospice is now 38 years old. Forty years ago a group of compassionate and insightful members of our community began the journey to explore the option...

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Published: November 7, 2018
Categories: End of Life Care, General, Home Health Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Volunteer Stories

Kansas City Hospice

Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Hospice

The Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Hospice are giving you a chance to support two hometown teams at the same time! Buy tickets for a home game at Arrowhead using the link below and the promo code KCHOSPICE. Go to https://www.chiefs.com/tickets/ticketfundraiser Use...

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Published: October 17, 2018
Categories: Kansas City Hospice, KC Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories

Kansas City Hospice at home Nurse Home Visit

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is October 13

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

Carousel Diaper Need Awareness

Diaper Donations Help Babies in Hospice Care

By Lane Foster, former volunteer and current Volunteer Coordinator - Community Partnerships & Special Events at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care I’ll never forget the day I changed my first diaper. It wasn’t for my own child, or a...

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Published: September 25, 2018
Categories: Compassionate Care, Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories

Video – A Community Rises

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

Families Find Comfort at Camp Carousel

by Lane Foster, Volunteer Coordinator - Community Partnerships & Special Events at Kansas City Hospice Camp Carousel is a weekend camp held each year in September for families who have been affected by the death of someone close to them. It...

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Published: September 20, 2018
Categories: Kansas City Hospice, News and Views, Stories of Support, Volunteer Stories



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Our Programs

There's a long list of hospices in Kansas City, but there's only one Kansas City Hospice. Our programs provide comprehensive expert care for all ages at all stages of serious illness.

Hospice Care

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.

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Hospice Care

Palliative Home Health Care

When complex needs benefit from a team approach, supportive home care brings the care you need, with 24/7 nurse support for pain, stress and symptoms due to serious illness.

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Palliative Home Health Care

Advanced Illness Support

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.

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Advanced Illness Support
Hospice House

Hospice House

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.

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Carousel Pediatric Care

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.

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Carousel Pediatric Care
Solace House

Solace House

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.

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Special Services

In caring for our community since 1980, we've developed unique programs and services to help families cope with serious illness. Together with the largest trained volunteer corps in the city, we're able to provide a comprehensive breadth of services.

Senior Care Podcasts

As part of our commitment to community education, we participate in Senior Care Live, a radio show that airs on Saturday morning. Recorded podcasts are also available

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Grief Camps

Two grief camps offer weekend overnight retreats each year. Camp Erin is for teens and children who have experienced the death of someone close to them. Camp Carousel is for grieving families with school-aged children and teens.

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Pet Peace of Mind®

Pets are also part of the family, so we offer a program to ease the burden of pet care, such as walking a dog, transporting a pet to vet/grooming appointments, and delivering supplies. Grants and donations help us assist with some routine pet care expenses, such as food and supplies.

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We Honor Veterans

We help veterans understand their benefits and connect them to resources they need. Volunteers who are military veterans provide friendly visits and our staff is certified to understand and provide care for our American heroes.

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