Three mornings a week Kelsey Crawford starts her day in the company of an 89-year-old woman with short white hair. As she enters the home of the woman, she sees her sitting comfortably with a blanket snuggly wrapped around her body. Her head barely reaches the height of the chair that Crawford normally finds her in. The woman looks away from the television and greets Crawford with a warm smile. Crawford can think of no better start to her day.
As this quote from a Kansan.com article illustrates, it is not only professionals and their patients who participate in hospice care. Many hospice programs accept and encourage volunteers who share some of their time to entertain and aid their charges. These volunteers add yet another dimension of comfort to the hospice experience that is simply not available in a traditional hospital.
Hospice Care Corporation is a nonprofit organization that brings compassion, care and support to individuals and their families transitioning through life-limiting illness while providing outreach, education and expertise in grief support to the entire community. This blog exists to help further understanding of hospice.
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