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Complicated Grief: Signs You May Need Extra Support
Grief is one of the most universal human experiences, but it can look different for every person who walks through it. Losing someone close brings up a range of emotions, and there’s no right or wrong way to respond. Sadness, disorientation, fatigue, and even...
Home Health Care Visits: What to Expect and How to Prepare
When a loved one comes home from the hospital, it’s natural to feel uncertain about what comes next. Managing a health condition in a family member may feel difficult to handle, especially for those untrained in medical care. Those uncertainties and trepidations are...
How Long Can Someone Stay on Hospice Care? What Families Should Know
When you're facing the possibility of hospice care for a loved one or considering it for yourself, one of the most natural questions a family member asks is: "How long will this last?" It's a question rooted in love and the very human need to understand what comes...
Giving Comfort, Dignity, and Presence at Life’s Most Tender Moments
Why Supporting Partners In Care in Bend, Oregon Matters There are moments in life when time slows, when priorities narrow, and when what matters most becomes beautifully simple: comfort, connection, and being truly seen. Partners In Care exists for those moments....
How to Know When a Loved One Needs Hospice Care in Oregon
Caring for someone you love through a serious illness is one of the most meaningful and sometimes one of the hardest experiences you can face. As their needs grow and their strength changes, you may find yourself wondering whether it’s time to consider hospice care....
The Role of Our Palliative Care Team in Central Oregon: Comfort, Connection & Care
When someone you love is living with a serious life-threatening illness, life can feel uncertain. There are medical decisions to make, symptoms to manage, and emotions that come in waves — fear, hope, fatigue, and love all at once. In these moments, you shouldn’t have...
Navigating Loneliness and Grief during the Holidays
Starting in the Fall, as leaves begin to change, we are reminded of a grouping of seasonal events being ushered in to our calendars and hearts every year. The holiday season can include special days such as Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s...
The Role of Palliative Care Team in Central Oregon: Comfort, Connection & Care
When someone you love is living with a serious life-threatening illness, life can feel uncertain. There are medical decisions to make, symptoms to manage, and emotions that come in waves — fear, hope, fatigue, and love all at once. In these moments, you shouldn’t have...
Central Oregon’s First Volunteer Doula Program Expands Holistic End of Life Care
In a groundbreaking move that redefines the landscape of end-of-life care in Central Oregon, Partners In Care has launched the region’s first integrated end-of-life volunteer doula program. Developed in collaboration with The Peaceful Presence Project, this initiative...
How Hospice Care Helps Families, Not Just Patients
When someone you love is facing a serious or terminal illness, life can feel uncertain and overwhelming. Along with concern for their comfort, families often carry a mix of emotions—sadness, hope, fear, and gratitude. In these tender moments, hospice care provides...
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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…