Understanding the Difference Between Palliative and Hospice Care
In the minds of many, palliative and hospice care are indistinguishable. Both types of care are focused on providing care and a quality of…
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Signs You Need Grief Support
“I tell people that during the first few weeks of grief, you feel like you are in a fog; just going through the motions,”…
The Role of Hospice in Assisted Living
What does it look like when the services and care of an assisted living community are coordinated with those of hospice care? Chaplain Dorothy…
Bethesda Hospice Care Earns Level 5 of the ‘We Honor Veterans’ Program
Leslie Schaeffer, Manager of Support Services with Bethesda Hospice Care, recalls the stoic, tough-as-nails, WW II U.S. Army medic in her support group who…
Caregiver’s Gesture Goes “Above and Beyond” for Hospice Care Patient
Dena Marmigas is very proud to be Greek. Her father moved from Greece to the United States in 1909, and his wife-to-be came in…