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There has been a huge shift in recent years regarding where people die. According to a new report recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, for the first time in at least a half-century, the home has surpassed the hospital as the leading place where people pass in the United States. Hospice programs…
DetailsBy Kirsten Barnhart, DHI Media News Editor – When home care nurse Kayla Wannemacher gets to work, the first thing she does is get ready for a day of caring for individuals. Wannemacher, an RN with Community Health Professionals in Van Wert, offers skilled care services where nurses meet the patient’s needs from the comfort…
DetailsBy Jim Langham, Times Bulletin Correspondent – When Julie Stutz’s daughter started kindergarten 25 years ago, she needed something productive to do outside of the home. At first, she wanted to be a veterinarian’s assistant, but when she saw several people in the community that needed outside assistance, her heart bent that direction. “I started…
DetailsThe decision to seek outside care for a parent or grandparent is usually boiled down to either keeping an elderly or disabled family member at home or putting them in a nursing facility. But, what if there was another option? Adult day centers are designed to enable adults of any age with physical impairments or…
DetailsBy Jim Langham, Times-Bulletin Correspondent DHI Media – The first word that comes to Yvonne Perrott’s mind when she thinks about her home health and hospice aides is “heart.” “All of our aides have a heart for what they are doing, and they connect with the hearts of those they are serving,” said Perrott, who…
DetailsBy Lucus Bechtol, Bryan Times – When Bob Hollstein of West Unity entered hospice services through Community Health Professionals (CHP) in October, he had one wish: to see his family. That posed a problem for his grandson, Jay Moore. As a minister in Portland, Oregon, he couldn’t afford the $2,600 to fly his wife, Lindsay,…
DetailsFor many, there’s nothing as mysterious as the end of life. It’s a time that most of us don’t want to think about for our loved ones or ourselves. Then, something happens — a shocking prognosis, a disease takes root, aging parents need extra care. In these situations, home care and hospice is meant to…
Details1. CHP Hospice is open and available where you are. CHP Hospice began as an in-home service back in 1985 and we still provide care for patients primarily in their homes. We are first and foremost a home care agency. Hospice can also take place in an institutional setting like our inpatient hospice center or…
DetailsLast year, the Black Swamp Arts Council began a mobile arts program and partnered with CHP Home Care & Hospice to introduce art, music, and movement activities twice a month at CHP’s adult day center in Archbold. Art Time classes stoke imagination and creativity and provide clients mental stimulation. Music and movement classes focus on…
DetailsFor most people, home care is an out-of-sight, out-of-mind segment of our health care system. But for home care patients, it can be a lifeline. Mary Adams has received care in her Van Wert home off and on for eight years to help her manage several chronic health issues. This summer, Adams says, her home…
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