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Transforming Cranney Corner for Virtual Walk for Hospice

Transforming Cranney Corner for Virtual Walk for Hospice

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Judy Cranney, RN, MS, CHPCA, NEA-BC in Walk for Hospice

Care Dimensions COO Judy Cranney, her husband and their two dogs won't be at their usual Walk for Hospice spot, but they're doing the next best thing for this year's virtual event. ...

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Rainbow Promise

Rainbow Promise

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Robert Hagopian, M.Div. in Hospice

A rainbow helps a Care Dimensions hospice chaplain support a grieving family and remind his co-workers of their promise to patients and families. ...

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Podcast: Advance Care Planning with Ellen DiPaola

Podcast: Advance Care Planning with Ellen DiPaola

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Mia Buscone in Advance Directives,  Health care directives,  Podcast

In this special episode of the Care Dimensions Learning Institute's podcast, host Mary Crowe discusses advance care planning with Ellen DiPaola, president and CEO of Honoring Choices Massachusetts. ...

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Caring Through COVID-19 Pandemic

Caring Through COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Mary Hickey, RN in Hospice careers

Veteran nurse Mary Hickey came to Care Dimensions to focus on end-of-life care. She says the COVID-19 pandemic brought new challenges, but the experience confirms she made the right decision. ...

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Podcast: Taking to the Bed? I Don’t Think So

Podcast: Taking to the Bed? I Don’t Think So

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Mia Buscone in Podcast

In this episode of the Care Dimensions Learning Institute’s podcast, hosts Lyn Skarmeas and Mary Crowe discuss how the concept of “taking to the bed” does not apply to hospice care. ...

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Hospice Aide: Helping Others is a Way of Life

Hospice Aide: Helping Others is a Way of Life

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Claudia Vivanco, CNA in Hospice careers

Claudia Vivanco explains why she became a hospice aide and why Care Dimensions is the best place she has worked in her 15 years as a certified nursing assistant. ...

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Living Out Her Passion as a Care Dimensions Hospice Aide

Living Out Her Passion as a Care Dimensions Hospice Aide

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Rebecca Brackett in Hospice careers

Certified Nursing Assistant Veronica Torres of Fitchburg, MA, has been a hospice aide for 20 years. She explains the positive aspects of working with her new employer, Care Dimensions. ...

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Our Moment of Truth

Our Moment of Truth

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Patricia Ahern, RN, MBA, FACHE

Reflecting on recent civil rights protests, Care Dimensions President and CEO Patricia Ahern wrote to employees: Don’t wait too long to change the world. You never know how long you’ve got. ...

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Podcast: The Importance of Listening

Podcast: The Importance of Listening

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Mia Buscone in Hospice,  Learning Institute,  Podcast

In this episode of our podcast of Living Forever, Not an Option, our hosts Lyn Skarmeas and Mary Crowe focus the importance of active listening skills and how truly being in the moment with a person in a compassionate and non-judgmental way, is one of the greatest gifts you can give another, especially at end of life. ...

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Remembering a Fellow Navy Veteran this Memorial Day

Remembering a Fellow Navy Veteran this Memorial Day

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Mary Hutchinson, RN in Veterans

A hospice nurse and Navy veteran recalls a special patient and fellow veteran who gave her something she'll never forget. ...

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