Leon, an 8-year-old black lab is retiring after 7 years of hospice service. He is retiring at the recommended age for his breed, says Alison Wagner, director of volunteer services for Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice. Arbor Hospice of…

Often we find that our volunteers have special talents and abilities that they pass along to Hospice Care of the Lowcountry patients and caregivers. One such volunteer is Kathy Tortorella, an accomplished local artist. She and her husband Bob moved…

It’s not uncommon these days for families to be a blend of more than one marriage and involve stepchildren, sometimes from more than one birth mother. This can make end-of-life discussions more important before an actual illness sets in, and…

Many of the illnesses and conditions that people face are many times worse for the homeless, who often lack access to medical care and whose conditions are typically worsened by their lack of permanent housing. In Washington state, hospice programs…

Adapted from an article written by Lucy Burns at BBC News. Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. Everyone knows the theory that when we grieve we go through a number of stages – it turns up everywhere from palliative care units…

What do you do when you’re in hospice, coming to terms with the end of your life and there is suddenly a disaster such as a tornado, flood, or wildfire like those that ravaged California’s Wine Country in early October?…

Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has gotten into the healthcare business. On September 13, 2019, it announced that it is partnering with Amedisys to expand hospice nationwide through a new health care service called Walmart Health. According to Walmart’s Corporate…

Technological advances in medicine continue to grow by leaps and bounds every day. Now those advances have moved into the hospice arena. It’s called telehospice and it’s changing the way hospice care is practiced. Nationwide, hospices are using new and…

The coronavirus has challenged all of us to improvise and innovate in hopes of a better future. While you have been sheltering in place, Hospice Care of the Lowcountry has continued to provide compassionate care to patients and families at…

In today’s society, we have become numb to the idea of death and dying by inexhaustible media exposure of it in movies, video games, and even the evening news. It’s this constant exposure that has made us feel that death…