Do Veterans have a different experience at end of life?
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There is evidence that shows that Veterans can in fact have different experiences at the end of life. A person…
Hospice Social Workers Are Essential
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Every March, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) issues a campaign to recognize the work of the more than…
Hospice Team Helps Fulfill Dan’s Last Wish
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Dan Henry is a very special patient of the La Pine Heart ‘n Home team. Dan served as a Volunteer…
Making the Most of Life
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When I graduated with my Master of Social Work (MSW) in 2008 I fell into hospice purely by accident. I…
Addressing Children’s Bereavement Before Death
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Not all hospice agencies have bereavement programs as extensive as Heart ‘n Home’s Program. We have a Pre-Bereavement Program and…
Repaying the Favor, Recognizing One of Our Veteran Volunteers
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On a beautiful summer morning, surrounded by the pine trees of La Pine, Oregon, we had the great pleasure to…
Peeling the Layers: Dan’s Hospice Story
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The reason why we work in hospice is to take care of people at the end of their lives and…
Artificial Flowers Needed! La Grande Donation Drive
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With all that is going on in the world right now and people being quarantined in their homes, it’s easy…
Lola’s Story: Individualized Care Matters
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Abbie, Lola’s Personal Care Assistant shares … When I take care of a patient’s personal care needs, it’s not just…
A Hospice Story: Loving All Humanity
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Each of our offices has a “Patient Chair” present. This is where decisions are made and we reflect that every…
A Long Haul Truck Driver’s Last Wish
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At Heart ‘n Home, we focus on affirming life. We want our patients to live (the way they want to)…
Checking Off That Bucket List: One Last Trip to the Beach
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The first week of February is National Patient Recognition Week. At Heart ‘n Home, we feel every day and week…
How Heart ‘n Home Blessed the Lives of My Loved Ones
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Remarkable, notable, glorious and mythical are synonyms that help describe the legendary service my family recently experienced. My mother and…
Heart ‘n Home – Community Service Organization of the Year!
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Heart ‘n Home’s La Pine, Oregon, office recently received recognition for their service to their community. On September 28th, Theresa…
Feelings of Uselessness Affects the Aging Generation
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As a twelve-year-old living in Berlin at the start of the war, my patient was told her purpose was to…
Volunteering Gives Me Purpose
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When Yvonne started volunteering with Heart ‘n Home she had no idea that this act of giving would enrich her…
“I’ve got life back!”
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“One, two, three, four. Quilt and quilt and quilt some more.” Helene says with a smile. During a recent visit…
My Hospice: Kandice’s Story
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What My Hospice means is different to each individual and family we serve. For Kandice, it means using her passion for hospice…
Furry Friends Enhance Hospice Patient’s Care
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For anyone that has owned animals, we know they are usually more than just pets. To most people, their pet…
Caring for My Precious Daddy
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One of the most difficult things about aging is coming to a point when you start to rely on others…
My Patient`s Words Inspired Me
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It was the middle of the night as I drove to hold hands with my patient. I was an 11th-Hour Volunteer…
The Vital Role of Social Workers in our Society
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As March comes to an end, we wanted to take one last opportunity to honor all our social workers, or…
Affirming Life and the Precious Gift of Time
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Every patient has the right to choose aggressive treatment to cure cancer. Every patient has the right to choose palliative…
Hospice During the Holidays – Employees Share Touching Memories
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With hospice, support is available to patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This includes all holidays. Our…
Hospice Helps Patients and Families
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Heart ‘n Home helps patients and loved ones focus on quality of life. November is National Hospice and Palliative Care…
The Angels Among Us
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The newspaper story in this post was written by a hospice patient of ours after her Volunteer, Ellen, did a…
A Last Wish to See the Star Wars Movie
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As a Heart ‘n Home Social Worker, I have the opportunity to meet so many wonderful patients and families traveling…
My Mom’s Hospice Story
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My mom fought to live with courage and determination. We spent months going to treatments three days a week, transfusions, and…
Hospice Gave My Mom Her Last Wish
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If there was a way I could describe my mom in one word, I’d use the word “fighter.” As a…
Dementia Only Stopped Her Words
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Recently when visiting a couple of patients in a nursing facility, I was holding the hand of a little lady…