by Vanessa Harrington | Oct 27, 2022 | About Us, Bereavement, News, Volunteer Spotlight, Volunteers
As the son of a librarian, Lee has always loved books. So, when the opportunity to become a volunteer at the Hospice of the Northwest Lending Library presented itself in December 2019, he was happy to take it on. “I’m so glad I can make a meaningful contribution to...
by Vanessa Harrington | Apr 2, 2022 | About Us, News, Resources, Service Line
Getting started with Hospice of the Northwest is as easy as calling our Referral Center. The call can be made by the prospective patient, their family, or physician. Anyone can call the Referral Center at 360-814-5550, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 7 days a week, to begin the...
by fdgadmin | Sep 30, 2021 | About Us, Foundation, Medicare, News, Resources
How to Pay for Hospice Care Hospice of the Northwest is a Medicare-certified, Washington State-approved hospice. This means two things: We are fully accredited by an objective third party and held to a nationally held quality standard. Because we are a...
by Bob Laws | Jul 26, 2019 | About Us, Bereavement, News, Resources, Volunteers
A dying woman’s daughter has been by her bedside for days. The daughter is exhausted and needs sleep. The son of a dying man lives far away and likely won’t arrive before his father dies: he can’t bear the thought of his father dying alone or afraid....
by Bob Laws | Apr 22, 2019 | About Us, Integrative Therapies, News, Nursing, Patient Stories, Resources, Social Work, Spiritual Care
A terminal prognosis is life-altering, scary, and difficult to prepare for. For Jean Molinari, cancer came suddenly. Her selfless response was to do her best to get her affairs in order and to try to avoid burdening her family – in particular her daughter and...
