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.
Celebrating Life
Celebrating Life This time of year has always fascinated me. I love the bright vibrant colors, the sugar skulls, and marigolds, just to name a...
Healing Hearts and Communities
Healing Hearts and Communities In honor of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, Jane O’Hara, Gilchrist Volunteer Services Recruitment Coordinator shares some reflection on the...
Celebrating 10-Years of Gilchrist’s Music Therapy Program
Celebrating 10-Years of Gilchrist’s Music Therapy Program Reflections about Gilchrist Celebrating 10-Years of our Music Therapy Program from Lacy Kidwell, MA, LPMT, MT-BC, Music Therapist/Clinical...
Roar back into the ’20s at this year’s Taste of Howard County!
Roar back into the ’20s at this year’s Taste of Howard County! Tickets are on sale now! The 37th Annual Taste of Howard County will...
Inviting Children to the Bedside of the Dying
Inviting Children to the Bedside of the Dying Reflections from a Hospice Admissions NurseClinical Nurse Specialist Chris Schaeffer, MS, RN, CHPN, While adults often have...
Gilchrist’s Holocaust Survivors Program Fills Unique Need
Gilchrist’s Holocaust Survivors Program Fills Unique Need Each day, Gilchrist’s staff and volunteers work tirelessly to bring to life its vision—to provide counseling, support and...
“Make a Will” Month Is the Perfect Time to Make a Will
“Make a Will” Month Is the Perfect Time to Make a Will August is National “Make a Will” Month, and as an organization committed to...
Palliative Care: Applying “The Platinum Rule” for My Patients
Palliative Care: Applying “The Platinum Rule” for My Patients As a palliative medicine consultant, I see patients and families during some of the most arduous...
Prayers for the Dying: Words of Comfort for Hospice Patients
Prayers for the Dying: Words of Comfort for Hospice Patients Chaplains are an essential part of hospice care and can bring immense comfort to the...
Gilchrist Gives Back to a Longtime Volunteer Turned Patient
Gilchrist Gives Back to a Longtime Volunteer Turned Patient Jerome (Jerry) Hensby has dedicated more than 20 years and 3,100 hours to Gilchrist as a...