Part of our mission is to help our friends and neighbors in the community make the best decisions for themselves and their families in their time of need.
Our Speakers Bureau is a free community service offered to groups who want to learn more about these important life issues.
Taking care of someone you love can be stressful and an isolating experience. This educational series offers the family caregiver valuable information and tools intended to empower them and build caregiver confidence. The workshops will also teach caregivers how to provide care for a loved one while simultaneously caring for themselves.
Palliative care is different than hospice care. Learn how palliative care addresses the discomforting symptoms and stressors that accompany every serious illness, and why many are choosing this additional layer of support earlier in the disease process.
Five Wishes is a valuable gift for yourself and for your loved ones. Learn how to complete this advance directive form, which allows you to designate a healthcare proxy, directs your healthcare choices if you’re unable to speak and provides you with the peace of mind of a living will.
A broad look at how hospice and palliative care work to benefit patients and their families with a serious illness, and everything you’ve ever wondered about the services provided by Helios Hospice Care and Helios Palliative Care.
A common misunderstanding is that hospice care is only for patients living at home. For some, a nursing home is their home. Learn about how hospice care enhances the quality of life for nursing home patients facing life-limiting illnesses and the value-added services hospice brings to nursing home residents and staff.
Dr. Atul Gawande’s best-selling book helps us understand what people want and need as they face their own mortality and encourages the questions that need to be asked and answered about end-of-life decisions. Join us in a thoughtful discussion to reflect upon “What Matters Most” to you.
Sometimes we find ourselves worried about “What am I going to say?” before reaching out to someone dealing with a serious illness. Learn how your mere presence can be the greatest source of comfort and other simple ways to communicate support.
Get an inside look at the role of a hospice chaplain and the practice of spiritual care by non-clergy.
A career with Helios Care is more than another job. Learn about the opportunities to make a significant, powerful and lasting difference in the lives of your fellow community members at a very important time in their life.
Learn about the myriad ways you can make a difference for our patients and families as a valuable member of the Helios Hospice Care team. Besides interacting with patients, there are plenty of other ways to get involved, from office assistance to fundraising.
The loss of a loved one can be one of the most difficult, painful and confusing experiences in an individual’s life. Learn the different ways we provide support to families and loved ones as they begin this difficult journey.
Examine the similarities and differences in the way children, teens and adults grieve, and how our fun and unique camp can help children, teens and their parents who have lost a loved one.
A look at how we strive to meet the unique needs of veterans coping with a life-limiting illness. Learn about how Helios Hospice Care recognizes over 100 veterans each year.
How do you cope with holidays when you are struggling with a recent loss? Learn how to care for yourself during the holidays.
Learn about alternate ways we provide comfort and relief from pain and stress through many therapies along with other ways to complement the use of conventional medications.
Learn the common misperceptions about hospice and the realities of our practice.
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