Caregiving

Comfort Zones

Whether placing our care partner in long-term care or continuing in-home care, we have the ability to choose what is comfortable for them.

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Caregiving

Caring For Our Veterans This 4th of July

We have holiday coverage this 4th of July weekend, and we offer 24/7 admissions.

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Caregiving

"Music Therapy Has Given Me Back a Part of My Mom I Thought I Had Lost."

Heartland Hospice serving Greater Lehigh Valley recently received a wonderful testimonial from Christine, the daughter of a hospice patient. She explains how thankful she is for Laura, music therapist, and Heartland for bringing music therapy to her mom’s visits.

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Caregiving

Humor and Our Health

“Laughter [is] one of the very first vocalizations made by babies at as early as two months. From there, we learn what to laugh at based on our experiences, attitudes and friendships.” says Alex Borgella, a Ph.D. candidate in psychology at Tufts University. “Humor definitely has positive effects on us psychologically.”

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Hospice Team Adopts a Highway in Their Community

Heartland Hospice serving South Central Minnesota, recently adopted a highway in their area. As part of adopting a highway, the Heartland team cleans up the area along the highway twice a year and can display their name on the “Adopt-a-Highway” sign.

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Caregiving

Viewing Dementia Through the Eyes of Grandchildren

Research shows grandchildren who are part of the care constellation have emotions of guilt, frustration and sadness about the changes they see in their grandparent.

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Caregiving

Caregiving as Infrastructure

When it comes to infrastructure, most of us think of roads, tunnels, and bridges as physical infrastructure, and banks and monetary institutions as economic infrastructure. These entities support some of our activities of daily living, but not all of them. Think more along the lines of needs of human beings. What if we also viewed caregiving and it associated efforts as infrastructure?

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Hospice Patient Receives Cards from All Over the Country for 100th Birthday

The Heartland Hospice team wanted to do something special for Loren’s milestone birthday and asked the nation to send him a birthday card.

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Awkward Apathy in the Dementia World

Apathy is one of the top four behaviors present in the dementia world. Discover tips for addressing apathy in your loved one.

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Caregiving

Senior Vice President of ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Thankful for Support of Hospice Team

Sue Morey, Senior Vice President, ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, thanks the Heartland Hospice serving Greater Reading care team for the great care and support provided not only to her mom but also to her and the family during such a difficult time.

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