Blog: Hospice Views
Halloween Door Sign: A Craft for Dementia Patients
The scent of pumpkin spice in every store means that Halloween is coming soon. If you’re caring for someone with dementia, you can still celebrate the holiday while taking a few steps to ensure the change in the routine doesn’t create additional anxiety.
Gift of a Day Program Improves Quality of Life
Posted on September 30, 2015
The Gift of a Day is one of Crossroad Hospice’s signature programs, and it’s beginning to get academic recognition.
Inspired by Jim Stovall’s book, The Ultimate Gift, we ask all Crossroads Hospice patients: “If you had one perfect day, what would it look like?” Since the program began, we have helped hundreds of patients enjoy touching Gift of a Day events, ranging from special family dinners to musical performances and unique activities like helicopter flights and meeting a favorite performer.
Recently, two academic articles took a closer look at the program.
20 Years of Crossroads Hospice Employees Doing More
Earlier this month we celebrated Labor Day, when we recognize the contributions of workers to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our communities. For 20 years, Crossroads Hospice employees have provided compassionate care to patients at end-of-life. Across Crossroad Hospice’s footprint—in 11 regions and seven states—1,900 of our staff members cared for 11,996 patients and their families in 2014, providing 1,163,864 hours of care. Those are big numbers. But it comes down to one patient, and one Crossroads professional at a time.
Complicated Grief: When to Seek Help
Grief is the normal and natural response to a loss of any kind. Symptoms like loneliness, fatigue, sadness and irritability are all part of the normal grief process. Grief is indicative of the love and connection felt toward the person who died. While painful and difficult, grief is a natural human response to loss. What, then, is meant by complicated grief? Furthermore, how can we tell when the normal pain of grieving has crossed into a realm of complicated grief, requiring professional support?
How We Prepared to Provide Hospice Care During Pope Francis's Visit
This weekend, Pope Francis concludes his visit to the United States with a historic visit to Philadelphia which will include a public address at Independence Hall and the celebration of an outdoor Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
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