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- AseraCare Executive Appointed to Community Health Accreditation Program’s Board of Review
Jan. 12, 2012
PLANO, Texas, Jan. 12, 2012 — AseraCare has
been recognized for quality hospice care and skilled home
healthcare by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP).
Pam Burford, Director of Clinical Operations, has been appointed by
the CHAP Board of Directors to a three-year term on the CHAP Board
of Review (BOR). The board is composed of nine members who are
selected from organizations that have achieved CHAP accreditation
with no or minimal deficiencies over at least two accreditation
cycles.
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- AseraCare Hospice recognized as “We Honor Veterans” partner
Jan. 06, 2012
It may surprise many people to learn that 25 percent of those
who die every year in the U.S. are veterans.
To help provide care and support that reflect the important
contributions made by these men and women, AseraCare Hospice has
become a national partner of We Honor Veterans, a pioneering
campaign developed by the National Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization (NHPCO) in collaboration with the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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- Songs to Soothe the Soul
Dec. 27, 2011
Virginia Smith spent the last months of her life sitting
expressionless in her bed or on her sofa. But when members of the
Doylestown Comfort Choir went to her Northampton home one evening
to sing to her, daughter Sherry Smith said, “Her face just lit up
and glowed. She smiled. She actually tried to sing along with some
of the songs.”
The full choir met once a month to practice the music, and
divided into smaller groups of six to visit hospice patients at
Pine Run, Neshaminy Manor, Golden Living and Heritage Towers.
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- Caregiving project kicks off in Harrison County
Dec. 23, 2011
Almost 20 family caregivers and others who work with family
caregivers attended a kickoff event on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the
Harrison County Extension office, Logan. The event explored issues
surrounding family caregiving, and helping identify the assets and
gaps in support services in the county. Funding for the project is
provided, in part, by AseraCare Hospice Foundation.
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- Obituary for Lucille Hogg-Lynch, helped by AseraCare Hospice
Dec. 16, 2011
Lucille Hogg-Lynch, affectionately known as Little Ludy, was
born Jan. 8, 1925, to the late Elzy Bowen and Betty E. Lewis-Bowen.
She departed this life the morning of Dec. 12 surrounded by her
children. The Hogg family would like to thank all of the staff of
Aseracare Hospice for the wonderful service provided to their
family during her illness.
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- 2011 Generations Award Winners Announced
Dec. 13, 2011
The Generations Award is an international competition for
excellence in senior marketing aimed at professionals who have
communicated to the 50+ Mature Market in one of 64 categories. As
part of its mission, the Generations Award supports the efforts of
those who dedicate their outstanding talents towards reaching the
senior community. Golden Living was recognized for our "Calendar of
Events and Little Big Ideas" in the Specialty Item category and our
"Hospice: The Loving Circle of Care" in the Book category.
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- Dispelling the myths about hospice: Do you know the facts?
Nov. 15, 2011
Hospice is a family-oriented, team-directed program that brings
comfort to patients with limited life expectancy by controlling
pain and symptoms while maximizing quality of life in the time
remaining. Hospice also focuses on helping families through the
trauma of losing a loved one, both during the process and for up to
a year afterwards.
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- Comfort, security what company strives for
Oct. 12, 2011
When AseraCare opened in 1993 under the name of Community
Hospice, they were the first agency of its kind in the Council
Bluffs/Omaha area. Today, as AseraCare celebrates its 18th
birthday, they serve 10 counties in southwest Iowa.
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- Ovarian cancer walk raises $22,000
Oct. 07, 2011
The second annual Glenda Hooper-Macut Ovarian Cancer Walk/Run
was a success, organizer Cathi Hooper said. More than 45 sponsors
pledged to the event, with the largest being HACC, PinnacleHealth
Hospitals and AseraCare Hospice Foundation.
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- Aseracare Hospice Supports Honor Bus With $1,000 Donation
Sep. 29, 2011
Aseracare Hospice presented a $1,000 check to Warren/Forest
Eldercare Council on Sept. 7 to support the Honor Bus Tour. The
donation was made through the Golden Living Community Support
Initiative Grant Program in which charitable contributions are
given in support of worthy non-profit community or regional
organizations. Since its inception in 2005, more than 1,570 grants
totalling almost $1.5 million have been given to local communities
in which Aseracare serves.
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- For Hospice, the Family is the Patient
Sep. 06, 2011
After Ron Koontz's wife, Bonnie, was diagnosed with ovarian
cancer in February of 2010, it took two doses of chemotherapy
before the doctors told them she had four to six months to live.
AseraCare Hospice became part of their lives.
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- AseraCare Hospice Remembering a Loved One
Sep. 02, 2011
AseraCare Hospice holds a bereavement picnic once a year to
honor those who have died in the last year. It gives the families
of hospice patients and the hospice staff a chance to reconnect.
This week, families released dozens of balloons into the skies
above Chautauqua Park in Beatrice, Nebraska.
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