Hospice does more than just provide care to a person who is facing the end of their life, we also help those who are close to this person, both before and after the person’s death.  Hospice is also there to provide grief support, through grief counseling and grief therapy.  In fact, most hospices will provide some level of grief support for up to a year following the person’s death.   Rosalind Hall-Hiner, System Director of Social Work for Harbor Hospice and Beacon Hospice, explains the benefits of grief counseling and grief therapy provided by hospice.   If you were benefitted by the information in this episode, please consider sharing it with your friends on social media.   Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.  For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.com.  For more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.life. For more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.com Please send your questions or comments to the podcast host at [email protected].   

One of the priorities of every hospice team member is to help prepare the patient and family for whatever might happen in the future.  We want them to be as prepared as possible, and one of the ways we do that is by helping them to create advance care planning documents.  To provide information and assistance about how to create advance care plans is Rosalind Hall-Hiner, the System Director of Social Workers for Harbor Hospice and Beacon Hospice.   If you were benefitted by the information in this episode, please consider sharing it with your friends on social media.   Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.  For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.com.  For more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.life. For more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.com Please send your questions or comments to the podcast host at [email protected]. 

Maryclaire Torinus is a hospice chaplain serving in her home state of Wisconsin.  She is our first external guest on Lighting the Path.  As a professional hospice provider Maryclaire experienced a very personal grief event when her husband died.  Maryclaire shares how this experience affected her as a hospice professional.   Our thanks to Maryclaire for sharing her very personal story with you.  If you were benefitted by the information in this episode, please consider sharing it with your friends on social media.   Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.  For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.com.  For more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.life. For more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.com Please send your questions or comments to the podcast host at [email protected]. 

Caregivers are the backbone of the care that’s provided for a hospice patient.  Many of them are family members who are there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  It can be exhausting.  On this episode Rosalind Hall-Hiner, the System Director of Social Workers for Harbor Hospice,   is providing some practical tips and strategies for self care.  If you’re a caregiver, we would encourage you to prioritize self care.  How you care for yourself is just as important as caring for your loved one.  We would invite you to share your caregiving experiences and self care strategies with us.  Send me an email at [email protected].  If you were benefitted by the information in this episode, please consider sharing it with your friends on social media.   Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.  For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.com.  For more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.life. For more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.com Please send your questions or comments to the podcast host at [email protected]. 

The holiday season is loaded with hopes and dreams and expectations.  For those who are providing care for someone on hospice the holidays can be difficult to manage.  Rosalind Hall-Hiner is the System Director of Social Workers for Harbor Hospice and Beacon Hospice.  In this episode she shares ways that caregivers can avoid the depression that often comes with the holiday season.   If you were benefitted by the information in this episode, please consider sharing it with your friends on social media.   Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.  For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.com.  For more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.life. For more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.com Please send your questions or comments to the podcast host at [email protected]. 

In part two of our series on the most common hospice diagnoses, Hannah Brightwell, clinical liaison with Harbor Hospice explains about the characteristics and hospice criteria for cancer diagnoses and lung diseases.  In part one she explained the hospice criteria for neurological and cardiac diseases.   Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.  For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.com.  For more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.life. For more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.com Please send your questions or comments to the podcast host at [email protected]. 

In the early days of hospice care in the United States, cancer was the main reason someone might be admitted to hospice.  Now, 50 plus years later, cancer is the third most common diagnosis in hospice.  The most common group of diagnoses today are neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's, dementia, and Parkinson's, followed by heart disease.  Hannah Brightwell is a clinical liaison with Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas and she will explain the characteristics and criteria that are considered before someone is admitted to hospice.  In this episode she covers Alzheimer's and dementia diagnoses.   Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.  For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.com.  For more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.life. For more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.com Please send your questions or comments to the podcast host at [email protected]. 

November is almost here and that means the holidays are right around the corner.  For many people the holidays are not a season of joy and cheer, but a time of grief and sadness.  Holidays are times when families come together and the death of an important person in the family can make holidays feel heavy.  In this episode, Polly Stock, Bereavement Coordinator with Harbor Hospice of Missouri, shares tips on how to manage grief during the holidays.   In this episode, Polly shares some of her favorite resources, including the following books that you can find by following the links below.   Healing Your Holiday Grief by Alan Wolfelt Surviving the Holidays Without You by Gary Roe The Empty Chair by Robert DeVries Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.  For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.com.  For more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.life. For more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.com Please send your questions or comments to the podcast host at [email protected]. 

Grief and loss are experiences that are never easy to navigate.  The emotions are like waves on the ocean--just when you think the waters are finally calm, another wave hits you.  Harbor Hospice and Beacon Hospice are here to help you navigate the sometimes choppy waters of grief and bereavement.  Bereavement support groups are one of the services that Harbor and Beacon offer to help families navigate their grief journey.  Polly Stock is a bereavement coordinator with Harbor Hospice of Missouri, and she shares how support groups can provide a transforming experience for those who attend.  If you would like to know more about our bereavement services and find helpful tips and resources, please visit our bereavement page at this link.   Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.  For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.com.  For more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.life. For more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.com Please send your questions or comments to the podcast host at [email protected].  Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerDownload Audio File  

October is Clergy Appreciation Month and we want to recognize these remarkable individuals who provide spiritual care to patients and their families in hospice. They come from various faith backgrounds and are well-trained in offering support to individuals from diverse belief systems. Our guest is spiritual counselor Polly Stock from Harbor Hospice of Missouri.  Polly shares the training and motivation that brought her to work as a hospice chaplain, and shares stories of her journey as a chaplain--stories of heartbreak and humor, love and grace.  Harbor and Beacon would like to recognize all of the 70+ spiritual counselors who provide spiritual care to patients and families.   Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.  For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.com.  For more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.life. For more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.com Please send your questions or comments to the podcast host at [email protected].