Showing Author: Emma Dekker-Arellano
Carrying My Sister’s Memory Forward: A Grief Counselor’s Story
A force to be reckoned with If you didn’t meet Adela, you’ve never met anyone like her. I was almost three when Adela was born. As a preemie with many complications, my family was told it was very unlikely that she would live to adulthood and if she did, she would have no quality of life. My sister spent her 40 years, 3 months, and 1 day on this planet proving them wrong. [...]
Blue Ridge Care Receives $20,000 Award for Innovative Proposal to Strengthen the Nursing Workforce
Winchester, VA, July 8, 2025 — One of 20 Recipients Nationwide awarded an AARP/AACN Grant to Improve RN Recruitment and Retention Rates, Foster Healthier Work Environments Blue Ridge Care is one of 20 organizations selected to receive a 2025 Nursing Innovation Fund award. AARP and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN Critical-Care) have awarded over $355,000 for projects offering innovative and replicable solutions to strengthen the nursing workforce by creating and sustaining healthy [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Launches Inaugural Helen Zebarth Legacy Society to Honor Founder and Foster Philanthropy
Winchester, VA – May 15, 2024 – Blue Ridge Hospice proudly announces the establishment of the inaugural Helen Zebarth Legacy Society, paying tribute to the remarkable legacy of Helen Zebarth, the esteemed founder of Blue Ridge Hospice. The Society aims to honor her vision, inspire philanthropy, and ensure the continuity of compassionate end-of-life care for generations to come. The inauguration ceremony, held at the Historic Rosemont Carriage House on May 8, 2024, witnessed a [...]
Valley Health and Blue Ridge Hospice collaborate to offer Hospice in the Hospital program at Shenandoah Memorial Hospital in Woodstock, VA
Winchester, VA., Apr. 9, 2024—Valley Health and Blue Ridge Hospice have expanded their collaborative Hospice in the Hospital program to Shenandoah Memorial Hospital in Woodstock, VA. On April 1, the two signed an agreement for Blue Ridge Hospice to work alongside the hospital’s care team to provide supplemental comfort care services to ensure eligible patients and families receive the most complete and comprehensive care during and after their stay at the hospital. Hospice in [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Names Two Distinguished Physicians to Board of Directors
Winchester, Va., Feb. 28, 2024—The Blue Ridge Hospice Board of Directors has named two distinguished husband and wife physicians, John E. Prescott, MD, and Charlotte Dillis, MD, to the Board of Directors of the local serious illness, end-of-life care, and grief and bereavement care provider. Before retiring, Dr. Prescott served for more than a decade as Chief Academic Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), working with every medical school in the [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Music Therapist Leigh Jenks Named to Hospice Frontline Honors Class of 2023 by Hospice News
Winchester, Va., Jan. 31, 2024—Blue Ridge Hospice Music Therapist Leigh Jenks, MMT, MT-BC, has been selected by the prestigious trade publication Hospice News as a member of the Frontline Honors Class of 2023 in the Hospice & Palliative Care category. Aging Media Network describes a Frontline Honoree as: “A dedicated, high-performing frontline worker who delivers exceptional experiences and outcomes, a passionate worker who knows how to put their vision into action for the good [...]
