by fdgadmin | Jan 29, 2021 | About Us, Integrative Therapies, News, Nursing, Social Work, Spiritual Care, Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma affects everyone at some point during the course of a lifetime. At the end of a person’s life, there are increased feelings of vulnerability, unknowns, and pain– especially when faced with chronic illness and other stressors. During this time, trauma can...
by fdgadmin | Jan 29, 2021 | About Us, News, Resources
By Leslie Estep, MD – Chair of the Hospice of the Northwest Ethics Committee When managing serious illness, patients, families and staff may find themselves unprepared for some of the difficult issues they face. Differences in personal values may create...
by fdgadmin | Sep 25, 2020 | About Us, News
Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc., (CHAP) announced this month that Hospice of the Northwest has once again been awarded CHAP Accreditation under the CHAP Hospice Standards of Excellence. CHAP is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body for home- and...
by Bob Laws | Jul 26, 2019 | About Us, Bereavement, News, Resources, Volunteers
A dying woman’s daughter has been by her bedside for days. The daughter is exhausted and needs sleep. The son of a dying man lives far away and likely won’t arrive before his father dies: he can’t bear the thought of his father dying alone or afraid....
by Bob Laws | Apr 22, 2019 | About Us, Integrative Therapies, News, Nursing, Patient Stories, Resources, Social Work, Spiritual Care
A terminal prognosis is life-altering, scary, and difficult to prepare for. For Jean Molinari, cancer came suddenly. Her selfless response was to do her best to get her affairs in order and to try to avoid burdening her family – in particular her daughter and...
