Home Health Aide Cares for Body and Spirit

When he was just a boy, Edvin Tejeda, a home health aide at Hospice Care of the West, felt a higher calling to care for the whole person ...

Being a Compassionate Companion Resources

We started a series on “Being A Compassionate Companion at the End of Life” at Hospice Care of the West. I gave many classes out in ...

On the 10th anniversary of service as the first nurse at Hospice Care of the West, we are honored to celebrate Julie Voelz. Her journey is ...

I was invited to speak at the Hospice Care of the West Annual Memorial Service. This is one of my favorite communal rituals that the hospice ...

When Dr. Jorge Rivero was a young medical student in Lima, Peru, his grandfather, Felix, challenged his newly acquired patient care skills. ...

A profound insight in the New York Times story A New Ritual, Many Find Solace Online about how we use Facebook and social media to help us mourn ...

Just days after her father died, Debbie Robson, Executive Director of the Hospice Care of the West, watched the montage of his life review in ...

Kathy Rojas, Patient Care Manager at Hospice Care of the West, arrived at Eli’s home in Leisure World. The doctors were at a loss with Eli. They ...

In my Parting Ways Column in the Orange County Register, I share the story of a community grieving together. As the holidays draw near, lighting ...

Nancy Johnson received a call that Katherine, a 93-year-old hospice patient, needed a haircut and style. It would probably be her last. Nancy is ...