April 16, 2020 (Glens Falls, NY) - High Peaks Hospice would like to you to take the challenge to make your healthcare decisions known to your family and friends. During this pandemic, it is more important to have these decisions made in advance. Read more here.
With everyone feeling like their lives are in disarray, practicing mindfulness can help now more than ever. It can be a great tool to help your kids cope with the major changes happening right now too! Please check out the following link for some great ideas to support this time in your children’s story #Rainbowsforallchildren
Our Hospice is committed to supporting our patients, our community and our mission despite the current circumstances. Hospice and Palliative Care Providers will ALWAYS rise to the challenge to ensure patients and families are served and supported in any season. Our care team is here 24/7 inside the 2nd largest geographic area of covering for
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines individual emotional resilience as having the ability to withstand, adapt to, and recover from adversity. (2015). Being resilient does not mean that a person doesn't experience difficulty or distress. Emotional pain and sadness are common in people who have suffered major adversity or trauma in their
High Peaks Hospice serves the people of the Adirondacks with end-of-life care and ongoing grief support, even in times when a pandemic is griping the mind with fear. The Adirondack Mountains Region in Upstate New York is home to stunning, natural beauty and some 130,000 people who work and do life together. Friends and neighbors
Hospice Caregivers are those individuals who on a day-to-day basis provide the physical and emotional personal care for the patients. There may be many caregivers for any one patient or there may be only one. The responsibilities placed on the caregivers are enormous and take a huge psychological and physical toll. Many caregivers become so
Here's an update on what's happening at High Peaks Hospice! Deb Brown Bishop is one of our newest nurses here at High Peaks Hospice, and we’re excited about it because she’s the first nurse whose internship with us lead to her coming on as a full-time staff member. Before Deb started here as a nurse,
January 8, 2020 (Glens Falls, NY) – High Peaks Hospice is pleased to announce that our Head of Nursing, Phil Pekar, RN, and our Clinical Lead, Mel Duerr, RN, NP, have both earned their Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing certification. By earning this certification, they have proven competence and increased their knowledge across the
The death of a family member is difficult for everyone. Children feel the loss strongly. Parents are coping with their own gried. If a parent dies, the surviving parent gfaces new responsibility of caring for the children alone. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and family friends are affected too. Because children and teens understand death differently, their
Talk about end of life wishes When you make a referral to hospice, you may feel uncomfortable as it seems counterintuitive to a medical professional. One of the most difficult conversations that a healthcare provider has with a patient is regarding end-of-life issues. Hospice staff can assist with this. Having frank, gentle discussions with patients
Proceeds support High Peaks Hospice Finding My Peach Hopeful, Healing Stories for the Heart by Jean HPH Volunteer $10 This lovely little book is full of love, what it means to love and be loved. How it draws us through loss and grief and that it is a journey best shared. Jean’s journey from childhood
On December 3, 2019, join the movement and give - whether it’s some of your time, a donation, or the power of your voice in your local community. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years, this idea has grown
Holidays are often difficult for anyone who has experienced the death of someone loved. Rather than being times of family togetherness, sharing and thanksgiving, holidays can bring feelings of sadness, loss and emptiness. Since love does not end with death, holidays may result in a renewed sense of personal grief, a feeling of loss unlike
Hospice in there for the whole family. Dealing with a loved one that has a life limiting illness can cause a lot of stress on a family. How does Hospice help my family? What most families do not know is that when the patient receives hospice care; comprehensive care is also offered to the entire
Lou Alvarez - veteran, NYPD detective, 9/11 first responder and champion for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund - entered hospice care days after his testimony on Capitol Hill. See how hospice helped support his mission and allowed him to be comfortable and surrounded by his family.
