Hospice Blog
A collection of information, thoughts, and educational materials from Sierra Hospice
Palliative Care and Hospice Care Infographic
While these are not the only differences, this handy chart should be helpful in understanding some of the basic differences between Palliative and Hospice care. […]
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What Makes Hospice Special?
So many things about end of life care are difficult to contemplate. This is of course very normal for anyone, to not want to think […]
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What is Hospice Care?
Hospice is about providing care and compassion for those that are at the end of life and need additional help with physical, mental, and practical […]
Read MoreSelf Care
How to take care of yourself when you are taking care of someone you love
Stay Safe Caregivers
What, really, more can be said about what is happening surrounding the coronavirus at this moment? We are all likely pretty well saturated with the […]
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Taking the Time
Anyone that has lost someone knows that the pain of that loss does not just vanish after a certain amount of time has passed. The […]
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Self Care is Not Selfish
People can sometimes think that taking care of themselves when they are a caregiver for someone else is something that is a selfish or mean […]
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Self-Care for Caregivers
One thing that is easy to overlook is the stress that caregivers put on themselves while taking care of a loved one. An important thing […]
Read MoreVolunteer
Volunteering in the community and with Sierra Hospice
Volunteering in 2020
A new decade is upon us and with it are so many new opportunities. There are so many things that you could be, that you […]
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Why volunteer?
Becoming a hospice volunteer might seem like a daunting tasks. Working with people facing serious illness at the end of their lives can, of course, […]
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Volunteering at Sierra Hospice
Many people are interested in the idea of becoming a volunteer with Sierra Hospice and are excited to provide care and compassion to people in […]
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