Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc. (CHAP) recently announced that Hospice of the Northwest has once again been awarded CHAP Accreditation under the CHAP Hospice Standards of Excellence. CHAP Accreditation demonstrates that Hospice of the Northwest meets the...
[Editor's note: The following was originally published in the March 2023 newsletter of the North Sound Collaborative Action Network. This has been published with their permission.] In mid-February, former President Jimmy Carter opted for hospice care, and the media...
In this video, Hospice of the Northwest patient Heather, her family, and part of her hospice team share the values of coming onto hospice early and how hospice has enriched her life. Her reaction to what life is like while on hospice will probably surprise you.
Because of the disease process and changes that can occur in the brain and body of someone dealing with a terminal illness, it is not uncommon for people to experience pain, anxiety, and/or agitation. Hospice has a lot of tools which can be quite successful in...
Hospice of the Northwest is excited to welcome Allie Brooks as our new Bereavement Counselor. Hospice provides individual and grief counseling, not only for people who had a loved one on our service, but for members of the community who are experiencing any type of...
April is National Volunteer Month, and we want to honor and recognize the amazing work our volunteers do for Hospice of the Northwest. For starters, last year our volunteers provided over 1,000 visits. They make over 1,000 phone calls to patients and their caregivers...
