Ohio’s Hospice North Care Region provided the community with Holiday Trees of Remembrance in the communities in which we are privileged to serve. These trees were a meaningful way for community members to pay tribute to their loved ones by creating ornaments and hanging them on a tree of remembrance. A total…
At Ohio’s Hospice, our care team plays a vital role in delivering superior care to the patients we are privileged to serve. February is American Heart Month and during this month, we want to raise awareness and increase education around the importance of managing symptoms to improve…
During Black History Month, Ohio’s Hospice recognizes the challenges and barriers faced by Black families and other families of color to receive quality end-of-life care. Through our commitment to Celebrating Life’s Stories®, embracing diversity, and creating welcoming communities, we aim to ensure that everyone receives the superior care…
When Kevin’s wife Shelly was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2020, they faced it together as they had everything else in their relationship: as a team. But when the cancer spread to her brain three years later, their journey…
As a volunteer in Ohio’s Hospice’s North Care Region, Beverly Wynkoop has an unwavering dedication for serving patients and families. She’s played Yahtzee in a patient’s nursing room home and slung around dominoes with another. Another patient asked to be taken outdoors, so Beverly took her to a local park. When one patient went…
Author, educator, and grief counselor Alan Wolfelt likens grief and mourning to a journey through nature's hospitable and inhospitable terrains. Using metaphors that are tangible and visual, he discusses intense, difficult emotions and uses parallels with nature to normalize distressing…
Liver and onions. A ribeye. Fried bologna. These items may not sound like critical elements of hospice care. But they are among the myriad meals that help the culinary department fulfill Ohio’s Hospice’s mission of providing superior care and superior services to each patient and family. Through the cafe in…
Patients at Ohio's Hospice inpatient care centers in Dayton and Troy are receiving their compassionate care on new, state-of-the-art smart beds designed to provide enhanced safety, comfort, and dignity. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Ohio's Hospice Foundation was able to fund the beds, which feature advanced technology, to better…
Ohio’s Hospice staff members are dedicated to providing superior care and superior service to each patient and family. Many times they go above and beyond, and those staff members are recognized with the Bouquet of Recognition Awards for Excellence. Honorees personify the qualities found in the…
More than 500 community members gathered at Ohio's Hospice in Dayton for the annual Remembrance Walk, a moving event that honored loved ones while raising $57,800 to support patient care in the communities we are privileged to serve. The event featured 554 walkers who gathered to…