“What is spiritual care? It’s whatever you want it to be. It is what fulfills you,” writes Jeffrey Thomas, our hospice chaplain. Learn more as we recognize Spiritual Care Week.
HopeHealth Blog
How to prevent falls, from your head to your feet
For many older adults, the golden years are a time to explore interests while enjoying family and friends—just at a slower pace. Here’s a whole-body look at fall prevention.
Tears, laughter, understanding: Inside a dementia-caregiver support group
People in dementia-caregiver supports groups can cry, laugh, share advice or say nothing at all. Learn what happens in this safe, judgment-free space.
Transformative Impact: A Journey Through Camp BraveHeart
When kids are grieving, support can really make a difference. That’s why HopeHealth hosts Camp BraveHeart, a children’s grief support camp, every summer. Learn how the camp made a lasting impact on one kids life.
How to support someone who is grieving
How can you support a grieving friend? HopeHealth’s grief counselor, Guy Murgo, shares the do’s and don’ts of supporting someone who is grieving.
A hospice aide’s beautiful mission
Read the inspiring story of how one hospice aide is committed to helping hospice patients feel beautiful at end of life in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Through sickness and in health: A love story
Read the inspiring story of how hospice helped one Rhode Island couple accomplish what they most wanted: to stay together.
Reframing hope: A Q&A with a hospice doctor who once feared death
While studying hospice and palliative care in medical school, Dr. Christine Nevins-Herbert learned a surprising lesson: “End-of-life care isn’t all about dying and sadness. It’s actually about life and hope,” she says.
5 ways to use mindfulness for grief, stress or anxiety
Practicing mindfulness is a way to ground yourself in the midst of powerful, overwhelming emotions that exhaust the body and mind. If you’re living with grief, anxiety, depression, chronic pain or everyday stress, mindfulness can help you cope or heal. Learn five tips to starting mindfulness today.
Defining dignity: The profound role of hospice aides
Think about a time you couldn’t wait to take a hot shower, brush your teeth or shave. Maybe it was after a long plane ride, a camping trip or a particularly hot day. When you emerged clean, fresh and renewed, chances are you felt more like yourself. Sick patients are no different. They yearn to Read More