by Melanie Herron | Dec 22, 2021 | Blog, End of Life Planning, Hospice
The idea of a person dying with dignity has surprisingly not been a focal point in healthcare until the 1950s when Dame Cicely Saunders shed light on the fact that people with a terminal illness needed a specialized approach to care. Her vision was for comprehensive...
by Melanie Herron | Aug 31, 2021 | Blog, End of Life Planning
Some people put off taxes. Others put off exercise. But a large portion of the population put off end of life planning. End-of-life planning involves considering and preparing for how you would like the moments leading up to and after your death to be. While our...
by Melanie Herron | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog
A hospice volunteer is a special breed of volunteer, and Hospice of Redmond enjoys so many of those unique individuals. Through the years, Hospice of Redmond has been fortunate to have a constant stream of good-hearted individuals willing to complete the specialized...
by Melanie Herron | Mar 22, 2021 | Blog
In an era when health care consumers are more empowered than ever to make the best, most educated decisions for themselves and their loved ones, we at Hospice of Redmond feel it’s important to note that choice should remain a top priority when it comes to end-of-life...
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....
