Assisted Living: It is Not a Scary Place
Gratitude for the Gift of You!
Love Your Freedom? Thank a Veteran!
Local Hospice Nationally Recognized!
October 2014 – Heart ‘n Home Hospice & Palliative Care has been recognized by Modern Healthcare Magazine as one of the nation’s Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare.
5 Tips For a Better Caregiver Experience
While these five tips may be helpful, the healthcare system can still can be incredibly challenging to navigate. And it is all the more difficult at a time when you may be overcome with stress, fear or feelings of vulnerability.
Hospice Helps Give Life Quality and Value
You’re familiar with the term “think outside the box,” right? Well, here’s a chance to do just that. Did you ever consider, even for the briefest of moments, that hospice could give someone a life of great value? If you’re like most people, probably not.
Spiritual Care at End of Life
Each year Heart ‘n Home celebrates Pastoral Care Week and October 19-25, 2014 marks its 30th anniversary. The theme is “Spiritual Well-Being” and highlights “nourishing the wellspring” that supports and inspires spiritual health for all. What better way to acknowledge this achievement, and the work of those for whom it was developed, than to tell you about our Spiritual Care Providers (SCP)!
Caregiver Support Through The Holidays
8 Reasons Why America Needs PAs
physician’s-asssitant-week-2014In the early morning of October 7, hundreds of people in white coats and scrubs will gather in NYCs Rockefeller Plaza to display signs and wave for the camera on NBCs “Today” show. They are Physician’s Assistants (PA) and PA students and will jump for Matt Lauer’s attention, and possibly a handshake, to raise awareness for their profession as part of an annual commemoration, National PA Week (October 6-12, 2014), sponsored by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Assisted Living Week 2014: The Magic of Music
Is All Pain Physical?
How to Get Support When Caring for a Loved One
If you are one of the 90 million Americans caring for a family member, we hope you will take time this Labor Day to relax a little and honor the American Worker, including yourself. If you need help with that, let us know.
They Are Americans
A WWII Army Veteran, my father told many stories of basic training at Schofield Barracks just outside of Honolulu. We heard about the 50-mile uphill marches while carrying 100-pound packs in the midday sun with 100 percent humidity. He described his boxing matches (he was super fit and trained hard, but got clobbered every time). We heard about surfing, pig roasts, and bonfires on the beach, many of which lasted until Reveille. We enjoyed my father’s stories very much, but we didn’t realize that he probably had more that he kept to himself.
Freedom: Our Chance to be Better
About 30 years ago while a secretary and student at my state university, I had the privilege of working with a visiting scholar from China. He was polite and charming, brilliant and authoritative, humble and fun-loving, and in complete awe of the way Americans lived, particularly me.
Interesting Facts About Flag Day
What Does a Nursing Assistant Do?
Happy Memorial Day 2014!
Military Appreciation Month
“I was raised to recognize that our freedoms do not come without a price, but from all the sacrifices of brave men and women and their families. That is why I’ve made it my duty to support and honor our Veteran employees and provide Veteran-centric care to patients and their families. ‘Thank you’ is just not enough.” Cindy Lee, RN, CHPN, CHPCA, CEO/Owner of Heart ‘n Home.
Hospice Volunteers: Creating Legacies One Patient at a Time
Hospice Physicians: Bigger-Picture Vision
Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2014!
Serving Idaho and Oregon Patients and Families for 10 Years!
Hospice Volunteering: Love in Motion
Living with Cardiac Disease
Caregiving Through The Holidays: Get Help This Christmas
Thanksgiving 2013 – How Do You Give Thanks?
Veteran’s Day 2013 – 11th Hour
Family Caregivers Month 2013 – What Caregivers Go Through
National Hospice and Palliative Care Month 2013
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