Idaho Home Health and Hospice (Twin Falls/Meridian, Idaho) – Hospice Heroes

Idaho Home Health and Hospice – Twin Falls/Meridian, Idaho

The teams at Idaho Home Health and Hospice in Twin Falls and Meridian recently lost one of their staff members to cancer. It was a quick decline and hard on everyone. The teams worked really hard to make their friend comfortable and to take care of her needs. They also decided to honor her memory by supporting some of the community causes she cared about.

First, they are supporting their local food bank by making donations in their friend’s honor. They gathered donations from staff, facilities and even a local farmer who donated a truck full of potatoes. They took the $500 they won during Hospice Helps week and donated $250 for canned goods to the local food bank.  Then they took the other $250 and bought blankets and pet food for a local animal rescue that their friend supported.

The Idaho Home Health and Hospice teams took a devastating loss and turned it into wonderful way to honor their teammate and friend. You are all our Hospice Heroes!

Halcyon Hospice (Philadelphia, Miss.) – Hospice Heroes

Halcyon Hospice – Philadelphia, Miss.

The end-of-life journey is never easy – for the patients, for their families and loved ones or for our teams. We all rally together to not only take care of our patients, but to also hold each other up. That is what we do.

Halcyon Hospice in Philadelphia, Miss., recently had the opportunity to care for the father of one of our fellow home health branch managers, and she wrote a quick note to tell them how much their efforts were appreciated.

Randi Shafer, RN, and Dena Smith, RN, have been very sweet and helpful to the patient and family. Dena calls the two daughters (both of whom are nurses) daily and updates them on their father. The patient’s wife said that Balencigia McClendon, CAN, and Tomecia Hammock, CNA, are absolutely wonderful and very gentle and kind to her husband. They are all so pleased with the care their father/spouse has received from the Philadelphia team and wanted them all to know how much they appreciated the help during this journey.

Thanks to Randi, Dena, Balencigia and Tomecia for truly caring for your patients and their families. Your compassion and excellent care is apparent and brings peace and comfort. You are all our Hospice Heroes!