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Caregiver Trauma
Hospice reduces stress on caregivers too Hospice care doesn’t only benefit the dying. It also improves outcomes for their survivors as well, a recent study of cancer patients found.Researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that patients who died in the...
Hospice Nurses
What do they do?When it comes to hospice care, the nurses are a critical part of the team. In an article for Prepared Patient, Amy Sutton listed some typical duties that a nurse would be responsible for: Greet patient and caregiver(s); the nurse may offer support to...
The Advantages of Palliative Care
Live better, longer While closely related, palliative care differs from hospice care in that, though it also addresses patients facing life-threatening illnesses, the service is available to those who are still actively seeking medical care. Just as with hospice care,...
HCC Store Grand Opening
The grand opening of Hospice Care Corp's new thrift store location was a great success, and the expanded space has been bustling since the doors opened. Channel 12 WBOY News was kind enough to cover the event, and thanks to reporter Lisa Robbins we have this story:...
Hospice Care Store Opens in Fairmont
The store moved to a bigger location in Fairmont. By Lisa Robbins (WBOY) FAIRMONT -- Fairmont's new Hospice Care Thrift Store held an open house to celebrate its grand opening. There was music, food, and even door prizes. The store outgrew its old location, and moved...
American Cancer Society
ACS honored for supporting hospice care The American Cancer Society has been a vocal advocate for palliative and hospice care for years, and it is because of those efforts that the society is being honored by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine...
Making Dreams Come True
Hospice care patient lives his dream Hospice Care Corporation and the Dream Foundation work together to grant wishes to terminally ill patients, brightening the lives of those who live with tough circumstances. Most recently, HCC patient John Bennet got that wish, as...
Dispelling Hospice Myths
Hospice care is about living well Vailia Dennis says she is living proof that entering hospice doesn't mean you die on anyone else's timetable.Dennis, 91, of Rancho Bernardo, Calif., signed up for hospice care 6½ years ago, after she was diagnosed with a fatal heart...
Dream Foundation to Fulfill Daytona 500 Dream for Hospice Care Cancer Patient and His Wife
Facing a terminal prognosis in his battle with Colorectal Cancer, John Bennett will see a lifelong dream fulfilled…and meet a personal hero, Dale Earnhardt Jr.Santa Barbara, CA – On February 14 (Valentines Day) Dream Foundation, the first national wish-granting...
New Hospice Care Store
Come down and see! Plans for Hospice Care Corporation's updated thrift store have been in the works for some time, as the old one had simply outgrown itself. The new location, at 317 Market St. in Fairmont, WV, has several improvements, as described in a story by...
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