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…
“Live United” is the slogan for the United Way of Van Wert County. But it means more than that for a Convoy man and his family, as they have been both on the giving and receiving ends of the community’s generosity. Michael Chesbro is in the midst of a battle with stage 4 esophageal cancer.…
Below is a great article written by Josh Ewers of The Bryan Times about CHP’s Rays of Hope Camp in Archbold which will finished on July 20th. The jubilant sound of children playing is not a concept usually associated with the grieving process, but they go hand in hand at Community Health Professionals of Bryan…
People often believe that hospice is for patients with only hours or days to live, however this is not always true. For the family of longtime Van Wert resident Wally Purmort, the hospice journey was experienced for over a year at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center.