Fulfilling My Lifelong Dream to Become a Nurse

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Nancy Drago, RN in Hospice careers

Nancy Drago knew she wanted to be a nurse since she was a child, but a personal experience made her realize her career path was in hospice nursing with Care Dimensions. ...

Improving the Patient and Family Hospice Experience

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Amy Ciancarelli in Hospice

In observance of Patient Experience Week, Amy Ciancarelli explains how Care Dimensions constantly strives to enhance patient- and family-centered hospice and palliative care. ...

How a Selfless Stranger Made My Family’s Happiness Possible

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Robin Gould in Advance Directives, Health care directives

For double lung transplant recipient Craig Gould and his family, every day is a gift thanks to an organ donor. ...

Hospice Volunteers Adapt to Changing Roles During Pandemic

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Lisa Conti in Volunteers

For the past year, Care Dimensions volunteers’ roles may have changed, but their commitment to service has remained solid. Three volunteers talk about their volunteering experience - before and during the pandemic. ...

Don’t Let Pandemic Delay Advance Care Planning

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Catherine Duffy, NP, ACHPN in Advance Directives, Health care directives

The COVID-19 pandemic opened a lot of eyes about advance care planning, yet many U.S. adults have not completed advance directive documents or had conversations with family and health care professionals about medical care preferences. ...

My First Year as a Hospice Nurse: Caring During a Pandemic

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Lauren Mercurio, RN in Hospice, Hospice careers

The beginning of the pandemic was not an ideal time to be starting a new job. Hospice RN Case Manager Lauren Mercurio reflects on how her colleagues helped her through the past year. ...

Collaboration is Key When Treating the Whole Patient

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Kristen Schaefer, MD, FAAHPM in Hospice, Palliative Care

In observance of Doctors' Day, Kristen Schaefer explains how collaboration between a primary physician and one trained in hospice and palliative medicine can improve a patient's quality of life by matching treatment options with goals of care. ...

A Spiritual Lift after Holiday Mourning

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Paula Scudieri in Hospice

Family Day without Dad was difficult, but the bereavement bag from Care Dimensions reminded us that Dad was with us in spirit. ...

What I Learned as My Wife’s Full-time Caregiver

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Geoff Staples in Caregiving, Hospice

A few months after his wife began receiving hospice at home, Geoff Staples became her full-time caregiver. Here's what he learned. ...

Hospice Social Work: A Calling That Satisfies

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Lisa Conti in Hospice careers, Social Work

In observance of Social Work Month, two Care Dimensions social workers discuss what attracted them to their profession, lessons learned, and what they’ve found fulfilling about hospice social work. ...

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Fulfilling My Lifelong Dream to Become a Nurse

Improving the Patient and Family Hospice Experience

How a Selfless Stranger Made My Family’s Happiness Possible

Hospice Volunteers Adapt to Changing Roles During Pandemic

Don’t Let Pandemic Delay Advance Care Planning

My First Year as a Hospice Nurse: Caring During a Pandemic

Collaboration is Key When Treating the Whole Patient

A Spiritual Lift after Holiday Mourning

What I Learned as My Wife’s Full-time Caregiver

Hospice Social Work: A Calling That Satisfies