Being a Hospice Aide: What it Takes. What It Gives

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Jeanne Puffer, CNA, Hospice Aide in Hospice, Hospice careers

To be a hospice aide, you have to really care about the patient. It also helps that, at Care Dimensions, we have the tools, the time and the education to do what we need to do to deliver great patient care. My job brings me lots of rewards and appreciation—from my patients, their caregivers, my clinical team members and manager. Why and How I Became a Hospice Aide As a child I...

Grieving Your Dad? 6 Tips for Father's Day

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Roxane Weddle, LMHC

Happy Father’s Day! This weekend, we will hear and read this greeting over backyard barbecue tables and via interstate telephone calls, emails and greeting cards. However, if you are grieving the loss of your dad, stepdad, grandad or guardian, this Father’s Day may be anything but happy. Instead, you may feel sad and lonely. This is normal. In the words of g...

Honoring Fallen Service Members, Drawing on Hospice Experience

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Rev. Jay Libby, M.Div. in Veterans

A Care Dimensions hospice chaplain offers Memorial Day reflections on the similarities and the differences between his day-to-day role, and that of his job as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. ...

Introducing the Hidden Hospice Case Manager

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Janet Zipes in Hospice, Hospice careers

Most cardiac and respiratory patients receiving specialized hospice care from Care Dimensions know Diane Theriault only by her voice, but she is an important part of the interdisciplinary team. ...

Hospice Nursing is Where I'm Meant to Be

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Anastacia Sanderson, BSN, RN, CHPN in Hospice careers

Anastacia Sanderson knew at a young age she wanted to be a nurse, but she found her true calling when she discovered hospice nursing. ...

Volunteer Creates Bouquets of Thanks at Kaplan Family Hospice House

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Wendy Killeen in Kaplan Family Hospice House, Volunteers

Volunteer Kathe Hyland of Danvers creates floral arrangements for Care Dimensions' Kaplan Family Hospice House as a way of giving back for the care her mother received there. ...

Camp Stepping Stones: Magical Event for Grieving Kids, Parents

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Kelli Ann Sullivan in Children, Volunteers

The mother of three children recalls the healing effects of Care Dimensions' Camp Stepping Stones, a family retreat for children and adults who have experienced the death of someone close to them. The family now helps other grieving families by volunteering at the event. ...

Care Dimensions Urges Congress to Expand Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Lisa Conti in Health Care Policy

More than 300 hospice supporters from across the nation – including a Care Dimensions clinical manager – descended on Capitol Hill on April 17 for meetings that stressed expanded access to and coverage for hospice and palliative care services. ...

Who Will Speak for YOU if You Are Too Ill to Speak for Yourself?

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Mary Crowe, LICSW, ACHP-SW in Advance Directives, Health care directives

Sharing your health care choices-- through advance directives--is a gift you can give to those you love, giving them the confidence to act knowingly on your behalf. At the same time, your autonomy and dignity are preserved by tailoring medical care based on your own preferences. ...

Community Volunteers’ Knitting, Sewing Bring Comfort to Hospice Patients

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Wendy Killeen in Hospice, Kaplan Family Hospice House, Volunteers

Two community volunteers from Wenham, MA, donate their talents to create prayer squares and quilts that are given to patients at Care Dimensions' Kaplan Family Hospice House. ...

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Being a Hospice Aide: What it Takes. What It Gives

Grieving Your Dad? 6 Tips for Father's Day

Honoring Fallen Service Members, Drawing on Hospice Experience

Introducing the Hidden Hospice Case Manager

Hospice Nursing is Where I'm Meant to Be

Volunteer Creates Bouquets of Thanks at Kaplan Family Hospice House

Camp Stepping Stones: Magical Event for Grieving Kids, Parents

Care Dimensions Urges Congress to Expand Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

Who Will Speak for YOU if You Are Too Ill to Speak for Yourself?

Community Volunteers’ Knitting, Sewing Bring Comfort to Hospice Patients