By Sam Shriver Times Bulletin Reporter sshriver@cherryroad.com VAN WERT — CHP Home Care & Hospice held its annual Hospice “Beacon of Hope” dinner and charity auction Thursday at the Junior Fair Building at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds, bringing the community together to support local hospice care and honor the family of a young man
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Author: Amber Johnson It was close to midnight when we made the decision to bring John home with hospice care. He was in a hospital two hours away. We had been on the phone for hours. First, I talked with a nurse in his ward at the hospital to ask if there was anything she
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Rev. Steven Haddix’s life and career exhibits a steadfast commitment to service, mentorship, and genuine human connection. He has dedicated a remarkable five decades to helping those in need through ministry and service. Haddix was recently selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who, a directory chronicling the lives of notable individuals across various fields, established
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By Monica Torres, huffpost.com The one big thing that people have in common is that we all will die, and we likely will experience the death of someone we love, too. And yet despite this shared future, death can be hard to talk about, because it’s not an experience that anyone can report back from to
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November is National Home Care & Hospice Month, a time to celebrate the caring professionals and volunteers who deliver health care services in patient’s homes. When some hear “hospice,” they think of death. But hospice can be so much more than that. While conversations around end-of-life care can feel daunting, hospice services provide a team
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Many families wait too long to have the hospice conversation. They hear the word hospice and think it means giving up hope – or that it’s only for when someone has just days to live. Other patients are referred so late that they pass away within hours or days of enrollment, never getting the full
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By Tom Koutsoumpas | Contributor | US News & World Report | Aug. 18, 2025 No one should face death alone. Nonprofit, community hospice care is the answer. Before hospice care first came to the United States in the 1970s, the experience of dying in America was often a cold and lonely one. Most people spent their final days
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The number of family caregivers in the U.S. has surged to 63 million adults in 2025, a 45% increase since 2015. Despite the demands of caregiving, only 32% of family caregivers report using paid assistance, including home health aides and other direct care workers, according to a new report from AARP and The National Alliance for Caregiving
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CHP Home Care & Hospice is celebrating a half century of providing home-based health care services in Northwest and West Central Ohio. The nonprofit, 501c3 organization was incorporated in December of 1974 and served its first patient on March 1, 1975. Dr. E. E. White, a local physician, initiated the establishment of a home health
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In honor of National Nurses Week, May 6-12, CHP Home Care & Hospice offered a “blessing of the hands” — a centuries-old tradition meant to honor the vital role nurses play in healing and compassion. “Blessing of the Hands” ceremonies are now fairly commonplace during Nurse’s Week. Human touch is such a crucial part of health
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