Healthcare Decisions Day: Start the Conversation
Healthcare Decisions Day: Start the Conversation by Mary Onderdonk, DNP, AGNP-BC April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day. Thinking through your healthcare wishes and documenting...
Helping and Understanding Someone Who is Grieving
Helping and Understanding Someone Who is Grieving; By: Dawn Tippett, LCSW-C, CT I have worked with many bereaved clients in my 19 years at Gilchrist....
Child Life Month: What Do Hospice Child Life Specialists Do?
March is Child Life Month, a time to celebrate the important work of child life professionals. Child life is an important component of Gilchrist’s work with patients and families. Children process experiences much differently...
Social Work Month: Social Workers Play an Important Role in End-of-life Care
Social Work Month: Social Workers Play an Important Role in End-of-life Care March is Social Work Month—the perfect opportunity to spotlight the essential role of...
Providing LGBTQ+ Inclusive Hospice Care
Providing LGBTQ+ Inclusive Hospice Care March 21 to 25 is LGBTQ Health Awareness Week—a time to bring attention to discrimination and health disparities for people...
The Wonderful Gift Gilchrist Gave My Friend
The Wonderful Gift Gilchrist Gave My Friend At Gilchrist, we often receive letters expressing gratitude for the care we provided to a loved one. Every...
Healing the Heart
Healing the Heart. Kelly Lekas had just turned 30 when she lost her dad, Mitch, to melanoma. She was extremely close to her dad, having...
Living at the End of Life: A Music Therapist’s Perspective
Living at the End of Life: A Music Therapist’s Perspective As a music therapist, I use music to provide comfort and support to patients and...
Honoring Caregivers this November
November is National Family Caregivers Month. During this time, we are honoring caregivers who have dedicated part of their lives to support others in need....
Spiritual Care Week: Caring for Caregivers
In honor of Spiritual/Pastoral Care Week, Gilchrist chaplain Nathaniel “Lenny” Burrison reflects on his work tending to hospice patients, families and the health providers who...