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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Many of our offices hold an annual Beacon of Hope Dinner and Charity Auction that raises money to support CHP’s Patient Care Fund. Below is a great article about Defiance’s upcoming Beacon of Hope by Lisa Nicely of the Crescent News. Community Health Professionals (CHP) will hold its annual Beacon of Hope Dinner and…
Below is a great article by Lisa Nicely of the Crescent News. It’s like a Christmas gift for the region. Each year, Re/Max Realty in Defiance does an activity — typically adopting a family — for Make a Difference Day in October, but this year the staff wanted to do something that would have a…
November is National Home Care and Hospice Month, which recognizes the compassion and dedication of home care and hospice workers. Every day, nurses, aides, therapists, social workers, clergy, and volunteers deliver the care necessary to keep the elderly, ill and disabled of all ages living independently as possible in their own homes. Home health enables…
Sept. 17-23 is National Adult Day Services Week. Every year, this important week is recognized to honor the beneficial services adult day care centers provide to seniors, disabled individuals, and their overwhelmed caregivers. This special week has been celebrated annually since it was proclaimed on September 27, 1983, by former President Ronald Reagan to raise…