Beginning April 1, one aspect of hospice care in Van Wert will undergo a change as the Community Health Professionals\’ (CHP) Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center will no longer accept referrals in favor of strengthening and continuing hospice care at client\’s homes. Brent Tow, CHP president and CEO, announced the change saying that not […]
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By TOM MILLHOUSE tmillhouse@dailystandard.com Ohio Has Talent! returns for its 12th year on Feb. 23 at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert. This year’s show features 20 acts hailing from around the region competing for prizes of $1,000, $500 and $250 determined by audience votes. The show, which starts at 7 p.m., is
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Lack of information, misunderstandings, and fear keep many people from taking advantage of hospice services. The truth is, dying is an uncomfortable subject that most people don\’t what to think about. Thankfully, CHP Hospice offers an incredibly compassionate and loving approach to a terribly unsettling experience. Here are some common myths, and the facts, about
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One of the challenges of losing a loved one is the inability to sleep during bereavement. Losing someone is stressful, and it’s normal to miss them and feel lonely without them by your side. Nobody wants to be kept up all night with these thoughts. It’s painful to be awake, and all you want to
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November is a special month. We observe an important holiday – Thanksgiving – a day to appreciate the good things in our lives. This month, we also acknowledge our veterans for their service and the benefits we enjoy because of it. National Hospice and Palliative Care Month is also observed in November. It\’s a time
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November is a special month. We observe an important holiday – Thanksgiving – a day to appreciate the good things in our lives. This month, we also acknowledge our veterans for their service and the benefits we enjoy because of it. National Hospice and Palliative Care Month is also observed in November. It\’s a time
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This month CHP honors the nurses, aides, therapists, and social workers who make a remarkable, yet often unnoticed impact in the lives of many in our community. By delivering needed services into the homes of elderly, ill, and disabled patients, these dedicated caregivers play an important role in our health care system and in homes
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We get called a lot of things. Compassionate, caring, loving…our hospice nurses are often called \”angels\” by the families they serve. Now, CHP Home Care & Hospice can add the name \”Elite\” – as in HomeCare Elite Top Agency. HomeCare Elite is a listing of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States compiled annually by ABILITY® Network
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A patient’s hospice care team is a specially-trained, multidisciplinary group with each member playing a role in the planning, providing, and managing of the patient’s end-of-life care. Playing a crucial role in the care team is the hospice medical director, an expert physician that is responsible for ensuring that every patient’s care wishes are honored,
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By Lisa Nicely, The Crescent-News After 25 years, the Linus Slattery Memorial Golf Tournament Weekend ended on a high note on the weekend of June 8-9 in Defiance County. The event raised more than half a million dollars since its inception. This was the last year for the annual event, which benefits CHP Hospice, Defiance Area
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