Few of us are prepared for the enormous challenge of making choices for another adult. Unlike children, adults have their preferences, habits, and goals fairly well established, and they are notoriously resistant to giving up control. No matter how well we think we know someone, there are all sorts of finishing touches he or she expects in personal grooming, doing […]
Progression of End of Life Care
In the time that I have been working with Sierra Hospice I have found that, thankfully, most people do not have much experience with hospice. We provide help, comfort, and care to families and patients when someone has entered a stage where they are no longer receiving treatment. This can often be confusing or seem counterintuitive, especially if you have […]
Labyrinth New Location
Recently Sierra Hospice was able to move our Labyrinth from the Seneca Hospital grounds to the nearby Chester Cemetery. We are very excited to have the new location open to the public now. A Labyrinth, for those that may not know, is a form of walking meditation. It is designed to be a bit of maze that allows the users […]
Hospice without Physical Contact
Since Sierra Hospice first started back in 1981 the phsyical connection between our volunteers and patients, as well as their families, has been a major part of what we do. There is no real substitute for human contact, and in helping to bring patients to a calm and peaceful end we are always relying on our ability to connect both […]
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 news and information at this point, and things change so fast it is hard to keep up. It can be scary, it can be frustrating, it can be a constant nerve racking cycle. Yet it […]
Heart-filled Holidays
Valentine’s Day is here and we at Sierra Hospice wish you a wonderful day filled with good feelings. If you are a caregiver you may be wondering what sort of things you can do to make this Valentine’s day special for the person you are caring for. It is difficult, sometimes, to know what to do on the holidays when […]
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 could change, that you can fight to keep the same as we move into the Second Roaring Twenties. Many of us get very optimistic around this time of year, we want to make improvements to […]