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.
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...
Celebrating the Women in Our Lives During Women’s History Month
Celebrating the Women in Our Lives During Women’s History Month March is Women’s History Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the many ways women...
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...
Self-Discovery in Grief
Self-Discovery in Grief: By Laurel Freeman, LCPC Discovering Our New Sense of Self We know that the death of our loved one has changed us...
Hospice Volunteers Make a Lifelong Impact on Families
Hospice Volunteers Make a Lifelong Impact on Families A hospice volunteer can make an impact that lasts a lifetime. Case in point: Ed Kaplan. More...
Gilchrist Receives National Recognition for Quality of Hospice and Palliative Care
Gilchrist Receives National Recognition for Quality of Hospice and Palliative Care Quality is paramount to everything we do at Gilchrist, and we are committed to...
Elder Medical Care: “It has been a blessing for me”
Elder Medical Care: “It has been a blessing for me” Many people know Gilchrist for the hospice care it provides at the end of life....
My Last Mission
My Last Mission: A Veteran Shares What Gilchrist’s We Honor Veterans Day Celebration Means to Him I attended the first Gilchrist Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans...
Addressing the Disparities in Hospice for African American Communities
Addressing the Disparities in Hospice for African American Communities Hospice care has historically been underutilized by African Americans. According to a 2020 report from the...