Volunteers for Memorial Home Hospice provide care, support and compassion for patients and their families during a time of need. Volunteers are available to make home visits and assist patients, family and friends throughout the entire hospice journey. Cody Webster,…
After a series of short hospital stays, former president Jimmy Carter, 98, decided to receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. That announcement from The Carter Center sparked an outpouring of support for our 39th president, but it also…
Many people prefer to stay at home instead of move to a skilled nursing facility after a hospitalization, when battling an illness or as they age. Memorial Home Care offers the opportunity to help care for yourself or your loved…
Do you know what healthcare treatments you would and would not want if you could not speak for yourself? Do other people know what your wishes are? Whether we plan for it or not, sudden illness or accidents can happen…
Fact: we are all going to die someday. National Healthcare Decision Day educates and motivates people and healthcare providers to talk about advance care planning. Advance care planning can include living wills, hospice and palliative care, treatment plans if diagnosed…
Physical comfort is often the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of hospice care. However, Memorial Hospice comprises a team of care providers across disciplines, including spiritual, to help patients and their families navigate their difficult situation and…
Harold Parlier, 78, is living on borrowed time and grateful for every minute of it. Last summer, he was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma that included several brain tumors. The prognosis gave him about four months to live, and Harold’s doctor…
Mona Bartz’s Sunday School class calls her most Sunday mornings to sing a hymn with her over the phone. The 74-year-old hospice patient hasn’t let a terminal cancer diagnosis derail her bubbly personality that connects with everyone she comes in…