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Health Care Planning Made Simple

Health Care Planning Made Simple

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Ellen DiPaola, JD in Advance Directives,  Health care directives

A step-by-step process listing the important conversations and planning tools you need to get health care you want over your lifetime ...

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Making Healing Connections in Grief Support Groups

Making Healing Connections in Grief Support Groups

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Bob Hagopian, M.Div., and Mary Beth Grimm

Care Dimensions grief support groups offer a safe place where people who are grieving a loss can share their feelings with others who are in a similar situation. ...

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Why We Chose Hospice Social Work

Why We Chose Hospice Social Work

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Lisa Conti in Hospice careers,  Social Work

Two Care Dimensions social workers discuss what drew them to hospice, lessons learned, and what they've found fulfilling about their jobs. ...

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How to Support Your Child When Visiting a Hospice Patient

How to Support Your Child When Visiting a Hospice Patient

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Care Dimensions Children’s Program Staff in Children,  Hospice

Care Dimensions child life specialists offer tips for parents to prepare their children for visits with loved ones who are receiving hospice care. ...

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Volunteers, Community Ensure Comforting Presence at Hospice Houses

Volunteers, Community Ensure Comforting Presence at Hospice Houses

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Lisa Conti in Care Dimensions Hospice House,  Kaplan Family Hospice House,  Volunteers

Thanks to Care Dimensions volunteers and partnerships with local businesses and other organizations, flowers offer a comfortable presence at both hospice houses throughout the year. ...

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Kindness Comes Full Circle for Hospice Volunteer

Kindness Comes Full Circle for Hospice Volunteer

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Lisa Conti in Volunteers

Having been on the receiving end of kind acts during difficult times, Michael Person is giving back as a hospice volunteer for Care Dimensions. ...

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Remembering Loved Ones Around the Holidays

Remembering Loved Ones Around the Holidays

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Patrice DePasquale, MSW, LICSW, and Samantha McCarthy, MS, CCLS

To honor, remember, and celebrate your loved one around the holidays, try some of these rituals with your family. ...

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What to Say to a Grieving Child

What to Say to a Grieving Child

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Samantha McCarthy, MS, CCLS, and Sarah Bujold, MS, CCLS in Children

Tips on what to say -- and what not to say -- to a child who is grieving the death of someone important to them. ...

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Catch the Light: Chaplaincy and Mental Health

Catch the Light: Chaplaincy and Mental Health

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Mary Ann Christie Burnside, Ed.D., M.Div.

In observance of Spiritual Care Week, a hospice and pediatric palliative care chaplain writes that healing is always possible, even as things may not be fixed or cured. ...

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San Francisco Painting Finds Its Home at Kaplan

San Francisco Painting Finds Its Home at Kaplan

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Shaun Neville

A small piece of art aims to bring hope and peace to those who see it. Find out how it made its way from San Francisco to the Kaplan House. ...

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