News & Announcements
Our latest news, blogs, and announcements
Light Up a Life… Sharing the light together.
Join us for our annual Light Up a Life event at Partners In Care, to honor, remember, and share the light together as a community. This year, our Light Up a Life evening will feature a luminaria walk, live music, and name reading ceremony in memory of loved ones who...
Join us for our Fall Conference!
We invite all professional care providers for medically fragile patients, clients, or long-term care residents to join us for a half day conference at Partners In Care to learn about tools available in our community that will help the most complex patients. Register...
Partners In Care Transitions Team Recognized as Deschutes County “Health Heroes”
[BEND, OREGON, September 5, 2023] The Transitions program team members from Partners In Care were recognized as “2023 Health Heroes” in a ceremony at Deschutes County Health Services today. The Partners In Care Transitions team has been transforming lives across...
10 Benefits of Partners In Care Home Health in Central Oregon
As life changes with age, injuries, or illness, it can be challenging to remain independent while receiving medical assistance. Partners In Care Home health care resources in Central Oregon help patients who are recovering from injuries or managing health conditions...
The Importance of Grief Support: The Compassionate Approach of Partners In Care
The loss of someone you love can be a stressful and emotional experience. While it is an individual journey, navigating the grief process can be incredibly challenging. During such a difficult time, the support and understanding of others can make a world of...
Partners In Care: A Beacon of Excellence in Central Oregon Hospice Care
Local Hospice Recognized Nationally for Exceptional Hospice Care For the second year in a row, Partners In Care has once again been recognized with a prestigious five-star rating on the CAHPS (Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) Hospice Survey....
Partners In Care Invites the Community to Official Hospice House Ribbon Cutting June 14
Partners In Care, the leading provider of hospice, home health, and palliative care in the Central Oregon region, invites the community to join them in an official ribbon cutting for the new Hospice House and expanded campus. The event will be held at the main Bend...
The Compassion and Dignity of Hospice Care for Veterans
Lloyd Phelps epitomizes service and selflessness. A United States Marine Corps veteran who served for ten years and was wounded in Vietnam, Phelps was inspired to join Partners In Care as a veteran volunteer in 2016 after seeing his wife Marie volunteering years...
Partners In Care Recognized as Five-Star Hospice by Medicare
For the second year in a row, Partners In Care was recognized with five stars on the CAHPS (Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) Hospice Survey, which measures family satisfaction with hospice care teams. This recognition places Partners In Care in...
Celebrating the Impact of Women at Partners In Care
This Women’s History Month, we recognize the pioneering women of the hospice movement, and celebrate the women who serve Central Oregon on the Partners In Care team. Nearly 60 years after the first modern hospice was founded, the legacy of Dame Cicely Saunders lives...
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Current News from around the country
New Research Shows Hospice Care Reduces Medicare Costs
Hospice Care Contributed to $3.5 Billion in Medicare Savings in One Year. Better Outcomes Together with Medicare Savings Demonstrate Hospice’s Value
(Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC) – New research shows that patients’ use of hospice care contributed to $3.5 billion in savings for Medicare in 2019, while providing multiple benefits to patients, families, and caregivers…
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‘We do not do the end of life well’ – How hospice can help
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s decision to seek hospice care and receive care at home has helped bring awareness to an industry that quietly serves people at the end of their lives.
Hospice, which provides care and support services for patients who are terminally ill with a life expectancy of six months or less, offers care at the end of life — something that people often are uncomfortable talking about… Read more
Redmond toddler, family struggle against devastating diagnosis
“That’s the thing. This is a learning process,” Megan Ryan said. “We’re a team. We’re going through this together. Kash is teaching us.”
“My job is to help people live — not die,” Kindra Wey, Kashtyn’s hospice nurse, said. Rather than making Kashtyn suffer just to extend his life for a few more months, the family has decided to instead focus on making his short life as happy and comfortable as possible…