The Gilchrist Blog
The goal of our blog is to provide you with comprehensive and inspiring information about issues that are important to our continuum of care. We also share the latest news about Gilchrist, highlight our work in the community, promote upcoming events, provide program-specific information and offer ways you can help – either by volunteering or fundraising.
Veterans Day – We Must Never Forget
Gilchrist hosts celebrations honoring veterans at residential care facilities across the region. Veterans Day can be traced back to World War I. The Armistice went...
What Hospice Care Means to Patients and Their Families
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month — a time to celebrate the care that helps patients and family caregivers find comfort, respect and...
Gilchrist’s Own Homegrown Therapy Dog
Meet Cherish, a 14-week-old Labrador Retriever who has become the most popular new team member at Gilchrist! Cherish (named by the Gilchrist staff) will be...
Rooted in Faith – Gilchrist’s Thriving Spiritual Care Practice
In honor of Spiritual Care Week, we offer this perspective from a Gilchrist hospice chaplain. I left a patient’s room laughing the other day. She...
Gilchrist Celebrates World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 12, 2019, is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. On this day, Gilchrist will unite with organizations and individuals around the world to celebrate...
Create Your Legacy with a Planned Gift
Supporting Exceptional Hospice Care Every year, sometimes twice a year, Martha Chestem was able to create her legacy through her contributions to Gilchrist. For over...
Sacred Moments: When There Are No Words to Comfort, Silence Is Enough
When I get the call that a pediatric hospice patient has died, it’s never an easy moment. No matter how many times it happens, sadness...
“Someday, We’ll Meet Again”
Honoring a patient’s choice to share their experience with others. It comes as no surprise that, when we hear music—good music, familiar music, music that is relatable, we...
Why I Support Gilchrist’s Taste of Howard County
It is my honor to support Gilchrist’s 2019 Taste of Howard County this year as event co-chair. As President and co-owner of the Harry H....
What It’s Like to Be a Hospice Child Life Specialist
As a hospice child life specialist, I work with seriously ill children, their siblings or any other young people impacted by a child’s illness and...