by Melanie Herron | Mar 18, 2022 | Blog, Hospice
Making decisions about hospice care can feel like a monumental task. The process is deeply emotional, as you navigate big choices about how you want to live the rest of your life. It’s not easy and trying to figure out what kind of hospice care is best for you can add...
by Melanie Herron | Jan 21, 2022 | Blog, End of Life Planning, Hospice
When confronting terminal illness and end-of-life planning, making the choice to begin hospice care can seem daunting and fraught with mixed and troubling emotions. Along with common misconceptions about hospice, discontinuing curative treatments in order to improve...
by Melanie Herron | Nov 29, 2021 | Blog, Festival of Trees, Hospice
Every November, as families prepare for their Thanksgiving feast, the local Central Oregon community comes together to ring in the holiday season in support of a cause near and dear to so many Central Oregon hearts. Hospice of Redmond has been hosting Festival of...
by Melanie Herron | Jul 10, 2021 | Blog, For the Caregiver
It’s estimated that about one-third of all adults in the U.S. – more than 65 million people in total – are caregivers to family or friends. That’s a significant number. This includes the son who regularly does household chores for his frail, elderly mother, the aging...
by Melanie Herron | Feb 9, 2021 | Blog
When most people think of hospice, they rightly think of “end of life” care or comfort care for the terminally ill. While these are accurate descriptions, they are limiting when you consider all that is done by our team of staff and volunteers at Hospice of Redmond....
