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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 [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Unveils Refreshed Brand Updated Look Reflects a Growing and Expanding Mission-Driven Organization
Winchester, Va., November 10, 2023—Blue Ridge Hospice today—in celebration of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month—unveiled a refreshed brand and logo that reflects the trusted not-for-profit’s expanded services to meet the needs of a growing community for serious illness, end-of-life, and grief and bereavement care. “While we’re refreshing the Blue Ridge Hospice brand, our mission of ‘Brightening life’s journey with quality and compassionate care for all whom we are privileged to serve,’ our vision, and [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Names Altonia Garrett, MBA, MHA, RN, Chief Operating Officer
Winchester, Va., Nov. 7, 2023—Altonia Garrett, MBA, MHA, RN, a proven healthcare leader and change agent locally and nationally, has been named Chief Operating Officer of Blue Ridge Hospice. With more than two decades of experience in post-acute sector operations, strategy, innovation, and business development, Garrett will lead all day-to-day operations and service delivery for the fast-growing and expanding serious illness, end-of-life, and grief and bereavement care provider that has served the northern Shenandoah Valley [...]
Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE World Tour: Blue Ridge Hospice Treats Grieving Teens and Young Adults to a Once-in-a-Lifetime VIP Experience
Winchester, Va., August 4, 2023—Blue Ridge Hospice is inviting 10 teens and young adults who have lost a loved one to experience a special evening of celebration, hope, and healing at Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE World Tour in a private skybox complete with catered refreshments and food at FedExField in Landover, Maryland. The event on Saturday August 5, 2023, is made possible in partnership with the Washington Commanders. Blue Ridge Hospice is the area’s leading provider of [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Expands Services in Loudoun County, Providing Hospice Care at Inova Loudoun Hospital and Opening a New Office in Lansdowne, Virginia
Lansdowne, Va., July 10, 2023—Blue Ridge Hospice has significantly expanded its services in Loudoun County, Va., and is now offering inpatient care to patients needing hospice care at Inova Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg, Va., and providing grief and bereavement support and volunteer opportunities for the community at its newly opened office in Lansdowne. “As the population in Loudoun County grows and ages, the demand for the trusted expertise and excellent care and services Blue Ridge Hospice [...]
Blue Ridge Hospice Announces Innovative Teen and Young Adult Grief Support Program
Winchester, VA, December 12, 2022–Blue Ridge Hospice has launched “Adventures Through Grief,” a new and innovative bereavement support program for teenagers and young adults who are coping with grief after the loss of a loved one. The group utilizes a concept developed by Game to Grow, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the use of table-top games for therapeutic, educational, and community growth. The new 12-session, therapeutic gaming groups will be held twice a month at [...]
